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Creation Year
1963
Image ID
BE.030
Alternate Identifier
B45.519
Subcollection
BE: Tehran, Qazvin, Saveh, Nein, Yazd
Description
A view of the mihrab in polychrome relief stucco. This “glory of the mosque” has ornament that is almost exactly similar to Persian miniatures. The large medallion in the tympanum surrounded by scrolling vines is one example. Another is the innermost band framing the niche proper, which consists of cartouches filled with spiral vines painted in blue on white. Pope thus writes that the design must have been prepared by a book illuminator or a carpet designer. The mihrab seems to have undergone considerable damage later in the 1960s.
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B45.519, K.031. Notes written on the slide or index: Saveh.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Saveh, Iran
Keywords
Twelfth Century, Seljuk, Mosque, Stone, Masonry, Mihrab, Tiles, Stucco, Arches, Pointed Arches
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