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Creation Year
January 1967
Image ID
B.047
Alternate Identifier
B02.047
Subcollection
B: Mosques of Isfahan
Description
Closeup of the elements of the muqarnas in the semi-dome of the southeast iwan. The image affords the viewer a good opportunity to explore the complex geometry of the muqarnas form, while also presenting a good view of intricately decorated polygonal shapes joining the tops of multiple elements. -MA
Image Notes
Photograph created 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly cataloged as B.02.047. Notes written on the slide or index: Friday Mosque.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Isfahan, Iran
Keywords
Southeast Iwan of Friday Mosque, Muqarnas, Tiles, Inscription, Quranic Inscription, Thuluth Script, Twelfth Century, Seljuk, Friday Mosque of Isfahan
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