Tile Decoration in Northwest Iwan

Abstract

Exquisite tile decoration above the dado of the northwest iwan of the Friday Mosque. Here we can see different calligraphy styles being displayed together. -MA

Image Notes

Photograph created 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly cataloged as B.02.026. Notes written on the slide or index: Friday Mosque.

Identifier B.026
Collection B: Mosques of Isfahan
Location Isfahan, Iran
Year 1967
Batch Stamp SEP 67F10
Keywords Tiles,
Inscription,
Quranic Inscription,
Arabic Inscription,
Twelfth Century,
Seljuk,
Northwest Iwan of Friday Mosque,
Thuluth Script,
Written Date 1967
Printed Date September, 1967
Index Notes Friday Mosque
General Location Friday Mosque of Isfahan
Camera Location Tile Decoration in Northwest Iwan
Precision Likely
Angle 305 degrees NW
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