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Creator

Denis Baly

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

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