Pictures to know

Question 1

The Treasure of Guarrazar

Answer 1

The gold hanging crown

Question 2

Pair of Eagle Fibula

Answer 2

The two gold eagles

Question 3

San Pedro de la Nave

Answer 3

Horseshoe arch. light grey beige church. In Nave carved capitals with images, designs & Latin text

Question 4

San Miguel de Escalada

Answer 4

Lots of arches. Church with red roof

Question 5

Feast of Belshazzar

Answer 5

Picture. Feast, red/white horsehshoe (Mosque of Cordoba), candlestick

King Belshazzar, son of Nebuchadnezzar who stole vessels from temple of Jerusalem, and court feast around table while hand writes on the wall near candlestick. Daniel is summoned to read and explains it is a warning of king’s fall.

Question 6

Chancel screen panel and posts from Reccopolis

Answer 6

Screen used to separate the clergy from the faithful

Question 7

Recópolis

Answer 7

stone archways

Question 8

Coin of Reccared I

Answer 8

gold coin

Question 9

Buckle

Answer 9

a feature of elite women’s dress, indicating rank and status

Question 10

Vine leaf

Answer 10

One of the discoveries from archaeological work at Recópolis

Question 11

Architectural Reliefs from Santa Maria de Lara

Answer 11

cubes with faces carved

Question 12

Umayyad Great Mosque of Damascus

Answer 12

The prayer hall has two monumental double arcades, parallel to the qibla wall. The prayer hall has a shrine to Christian John the Baptist

Question 13

Braun & Hogenberg

Answer 13

painting of circle city

Question 14

The Roman Bridge

Answer 14

in cordoba 250m long and made of 16 round arches

Question 15

Spherical astrolabes

Answer 15

globe

Question 16

Aquamanile

Answer 16

vessels for pouring oil or water to wash hands. gold lion