Mihrab_by_Ali_ibn_Muhammad_ibn_Abi_Tahir,_May_1265_CE.jpg
Summary
Description Mihrab by Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir, May 1265 CE.jpg |
English:
‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir created this
mihrab
, signing the finished work in
Sha'ban AH
663 (May 1265 CE). The work was created in
Kashan
, Iran for a shrine at the tomb of
Imamzada Yayha
in
Veramin
, Iran. This work was removed from the shrine and later acquired by
Doris Duke
, who installed it in her home in Honolulu called
Shangri La
. The information about the creator, date, and geographic locations are from a plaque on the wall opposite the
mihrab
.
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Date | |
Source | My photograph of a ceramic tile work from May 1265 CE located in The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design |
Author | ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir |
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