Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain (1110)

شاهد قبر الشيخ الحسين

Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan (died 1110); Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1950.9.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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An inscribed tombstone for Shaykh al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah; 1110, Seljuk Yazd. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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