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Creation Year
1963
Image ID
J.052
Alternate Identifier
B10.052
Subcollection
J: Isfahan
Description
This freestanding tomb tower was built for an Alid shaykh and descendant of the fifth imam who died in 1325. The tilework seen here is part of the “excessive” restoration the building underwent in 1950 , but the charm of the building lies in its graceful proportions of the blind arcading on the exterior, showing the “elegance and grace of Ilkhanid architecture at its prime.” - SK
Image Notes
Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B10.052. Notes written on the slide or index: Isfahan Imam Zedeh Jafar - Mongol Period.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Isfahan, Iran
Keywords
Mosque, Brick, Seljuk, Tiles, Thuluth Script, Tomb, Tower, Fourteenth Century, Ilkhanid