Mihrab of Isfahan (Met)
محراب أصفهان
Mihrab (Prayer Niche); Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 39.20.
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A ceramic mihrab inlaid with coloured brick mosaic dated 755 AH / 1354–1355 CE, from a madrasa in Isfahan, Iran; the best-known mihrab held in a museum. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
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