Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Hammam (Arab Baths) | Fatimid / Norman | Cefalà Diana, Italy | A well-preserved hammam which gives a good indication of the sophisticated design of such complexes in the Islamic world. |
Fresco panel: 'Tall Standing Woman at the Edge of a Pool' | Hegira first third of the 2nd century / AD second third of the 8th centuryUmayyad | In situ at Qusayr 'Amra Amman, Jordan | A rare fresco of bathers decorates the inside of a royal Umayyad Bath Complex. |
Frescoed architectural fragment from a bathhouse | Hegira 5th century / AD 11th centuryFatimid | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | Royal bathhouse complexes also provided the space necessary for an audience with the Sultan or a banquet, a fact reflected in the fresco fragment seen here of a reveller, which once decorated a hammam. |
Bowl (settla) | Hegira 925–1245 / AD 1519–1830Ottoman | National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts Algiers, Algeria | All the items needed for visiting the hammam were carried in a receptacle like this. |
Armlet | Hegira 5th century / AD 11th centuryLate Fatimid or Atabeg | National Museum of Damascus Damascus, Syria | Exquisite and expensive pieces of jewellery were among the items discussed during matchmaking and dower negotiations. |