Abstract
This is a modest attempt to unveil the mystery of the four bronze doorknockers
discovered from a remote Islamic archeological site of the early Umayyad period known
as al-Mansurah and is located in Sindh, Pakistan. A few recently published articles and
the books1 on Islamic arts and architecture, which included metal objects of the
Umayyad and Abbasid periods but omitted these superb pieces of Islamic Metalwork, are
the main reason for writing this article. The objects included in the aforementioned
publications are fine representative of the early stages of the Islamic metal work mostly
in copper and brass, however, invariably the main stream publications miss out the
earliest and the most impressive bronze doorknockers found from the site of alMansurah. In the recent years, however, couple of research papers have included the alMansurah “Doorknockers” but none of these papers have been able to catch the reality
of these objects shrouded in mystery. Attempt has been made to unveil the very mystery
associated with these doorknockers. It is hoped that the exercise will highlight the
significance and the importance of the objects, as they deserve i.e. the Bronze
doorknockers of al-Mansurah.
SHAHID AHMAD RAJPUT. (2013) Historical Significance of the Door Knockers of Al-Mansurah, Sindh, Pakistan, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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