Search Results: Safaitic Art

A contemporary acrylic and mixed media painting titled 'A Hunting Scene' by artist Rawan Al Adwan inspired by the 1st century BCE to 4th century CE Safaitic tribal art found on rocks in the desert of Jordan. (Used with permission)

The Jordan Desert, aka Al Harr’a Desert, the location of many c. 1000 BCE Safaitic inscriptions.

Safaitic inscriptions on basalt rocks. 1st century BCE to 4th century CE. Jordan Desert or Al Harr’a.

Safaitic inscriptions on basalt rocks. 1st century BCE to 4th century CE. Jordan Desert or Al Harr’a.

Safaitic inscription with an image of a Bactrian camel carved on a desert rock. The detailed drawing indicates that the scribe has seen this type of Asian camel, probably along the trade route with China. First century BCE to fourth century...

Nomadic people left tens of thousands of inscribed rocks, like this one, across Jordan desserts, written in Safaitic, an Arabian dialect. This rock playfully shows a woman playing the flute. The inscription reads "By Aqraban, son of Kasit...

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