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Creation Year
1963
Image ID
J.055
Alternate Identifier
B10.055
Subcollection
J: Isfahan
Abstract
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth century, the Jorjir portal is all that remains of a Buyid mosque, and was incorporated in the 17th century in the much later Hakim Mosque. The portal displays two decorative styles at work: stucco work and brick relief patterns. -SK
Description
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth century, the Jorjir portal is all that remains of a Buyid mosque, and was incorporated in the 17th century in the much later Hakim Mosque. The portal displays two decorative styles at work: stucco work and brick relief patterns. -SK
Image Notes
Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B10.055. Notes written on the slide or index: Isfahan Jorji Mosque, Jorji Portal.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Isfahan, Iran
Keywords
Stone, Stone Carving, Carving, Mosque, Portal, Eleventh Century, Buyid, Brick, Relief Patterns
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