Capital, ca. 960, Made in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Spanish, Stone, Overall: 8 9/16 x 9 15/16 x 9 1/16 in. ( x x 23

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Capital, ca. 960, Made in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Spanish, Stone, Overall: 8 9/16 x 9 15/16 x 9 1/16 in. ( x x 23 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Abd al-Rahman III, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic lands of southern Spain, commissioned a great palace-city in 936 (324 , by the Islamic calendar). Called Madinat al-Zahra' ('shining city' in Arabic), it was located near his capital at Córdoba and included residences, reception halls, a mosque, markets and gardens

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