The National Archaeological Museum in Madrid has a collection dedicated to Al-Andalus on the first floor. The collection showcases principal objects from the Emirate and Caliphate periods of Islamic rule in Spain between the 8th-15th centuries, including pottery, coins, jewelry, metal crafts, and architectural elements. It aims to teach visitors about the various cultures that inhabited the Iberian Peninsula and Mediterranean region throughout history.

1. Al-Andalus in
the National
Archaeological
Museum

2. MUSEUM
The National
Archaeological
Museum is a public
institution. Its mission
is to teach the history
of the different
cultures which
populated the Iberian
Peninsula and the
Mediterranean region

3. VISIT
c) Serrano, 13, 28001 Madrid
Tel. 915777912
www.man.es

4. The collection dedicated to Al-
Andalus is located on the first floor

5. The Medieval World. Al-Andalus
(8th – 15 th Century)

6. Principal objects of the
exhibition

7. Pottery of the Emirate

8. Pottery of the Caliphate

9. Hispano-Islamic Pottery

10. Nasrid Pottery

11. Science
Alchemy Astrolabe

12. Coins
Dirhams Doblas

13. Nasrid Jewellery

14. Metal Crafts

15. Great Mosque of Cordoba

16. Zamora pyxis

17. Ablutions basin of Almanzor

18. Fountain Jet in the form of a doe

19. Casquet from the Cathedral of
Palencia

20. Vase of the Alhambra type

21. Window Arch Albaicin Quarter
(Granada)

22. Lamp Mosque of the Alhambra

23. Text and photos by Alicia García
Video by Teresa García