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Collections

Tombstone or Mihrab11th century

Not on view
Carved stone architectural fragment with arched top, featuring concentric beaded medallions and dense interlaced script or arabesque relief decoration
Stone architectural fragment with arched top, carved in low relief with interlacing scrollwork and palmette motifs above a horizontal molding, with a wave pattern below; weathered tan surface with pitting and erosion.
Carved stone architectural fragment with an arched top, featuring interlaced foliate scrollwork in the upper register and a band of repeating circular motifs below, weathered beige surface with visible erosion.
Carved stone architectural fragment with arched top, featuring concentric circles with beaded borders enclosing scrolling vegetal motifs, flanked by panels of Arabic script in relief, pale limestone surface showing age and wear.
Stone architectural fragment with arched top, carved in low relief with concentric beaded circles framing a central medallion, flanked by interlaced foliate scrollwork and Arabic inscriptions.
Title
Tombstone or Mihrab
Place Made
Syria
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Sandstone, carved
Dimensions
14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (37.78 x 37.78 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.663
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Canby, Sheila R., Deniz Beyazit, Martina Rugiadi, and A.C.S. Peacock. Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.