Islamic Medieval Graffiti

Distance:
Country

Spain

Region

Castilla-La Mancha

Age

Medieval

Provenance

Calatrava La Vieja

Digitization date

11/9/2018; 13/9/2018

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

240

Hardware

Sony, Cannon

Lens

multiple

Lighting

natural

Medieval graffiti from Calatrava la Vieja, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Islamic almohad period (1195-1212 CE). They were discovered in 1984, during the ecavation works carried out under the direction of the architect Miguel Fisac. They are located in the western wall of the alcázar, and were made with a sharp object in the south face of the southern tower.They represent six and eight-pointed stars and names of people written in arabic. Processed and modeled in Reality Capture from 238 photos.