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title: Gemini from the Adh-Dharish Temple Facade
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10092/gemini-from-the-adh-dharish-temple-facade/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gemini from the Adh-Dharish Temple Facade

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Gemini from the Adh-Dharish Temple Facade](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10092.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10092.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of Gemini was part of the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/)'s facade. The temple was designed according to classical fashion. It contains major constitutional elements of the classical architectural order, but its decoration was not classical at all. The temple stood up to 15 meters high and was built in the [Nabataean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/) village of Khiribt Adh-Dharish, around 100 CE. The frieze above the architrave had figures of the Zodiac alternating with winged Victories, who crowned these Zodiac figures. The discovered Zodiac figures were Taurus, Gemini (also known as [Dioscuri](https://www.worldhistory.org/Castor_and_Pollux/)), Cancer, Libra, and a fragment of a cuirassed Saggitarius; the others were very badly damaged or missing. Is the Zodiac depicted here a sign of an astral Nabataean cult, or does it represent the local adoption of the zodiacal calendar that was known in several contemporary cultures? (The [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/) Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 15). Gemini from the Adh-Dharish Temple Facade. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10092/gemini-from-the-adh-dharish-temple-facade/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gemini from the Adh-Dharish Temple Facade." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10092/gemini-from-the-adh-dharish-temple-facade/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gemini from the Adh-Dharish Temple Facade." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10092/gemini-from-the-adh-dharish-temple-facade/>.

## License & Copyright

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