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3.11: Mihrab from Isfahan (Iran)

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    Video \(\PageIndex{1}\): Mihrab (prayer niche), 1354–55 (A.H. 755), just after the Ilkhanid period, Isfahan, Iran, polychrome glazed tiles, 135-1/16 x 113-11/16 inches (343.1 x 288.7 cm) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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    Mihrab, detail with three inscriptions, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, detail with Kufic script, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, detail of outer inscription, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran
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    Mihrab, detail with frame, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, detail with upper niche, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, detail looking up, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran
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    Mihrab, detail above niche, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, detail with central frame close, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran
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    Mihrab, detail with pattern, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran

    Mihrab, detail with central frame, 1354--55, Isfahan, Iran
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