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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
AP.009
Alternate Identifier
B41.009
Subcollection
AP: Central Turkey
Description
A muqarnas or stalactite vault at the Şifaiye Medrese, also known as the Izzedin Keykavus Darrusifasi. The Sifaiye was a hospital and a medical school founded by the Seljuk sultan in 1217, and is the largest extant Seljuk hospital. The tomb inside is one of the few Seljuk Anatolian tombs extant. It is the form of a conical brick decagon with each face decorated with elaborate brick patterns using plain and glazed varieties. - SK
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B41.009, AP.008. Notes written on the slide or index: Şifaiye Medrese.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Sivas, Turkey
Keywords
Stone, Carving, Muqarnas, Quranic Inscription, Arabic Inscription, Relief Sculpture, Arches, Signage, Thirteenth Century, Seljuk, Selçuklu Parkı (Selçuk Park)
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