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Creation Year
1963
Image ID
J.056
Alternate Identifier
B10.056
Subcollection
J: Isfahan
Abstract
The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal. The central part was left open to an arched window. To the sides are concave trianglular panels with elaborate stuccowork. The dome is framed by a series of small semi-circular recesses. -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 B10.056. 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, Semi-Dome, Arches, Pointed Arches
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