Tile Decoration in Northwest Iwan

Abstract

Exquisite and brilliantly colorful decoration on tile dado of northwest iwan of the Friday mosque. The central square exhibits letters of Kufic calligraphy arranged in four identical polygonal shapes surrounding a square. -MA

Image Notes

Photograph created 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly cataloged as B.02.027. Notes written on the slide or index: Friday Mosque.

Identifier B.027
Collection B: Mosques of Isfahan
Location Isfahan, Iran
Year 1967
Batch Stamp SEP 67F10
Keywords Tiles,
Inscription,
Quranic Inscription,
Arabic Inscription,
Twelfth Century,
Seljuk,
Kufic Script,
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 35 degrees N
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