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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Mihrab

Mihrab
from the Madrasa Imami
Isfahan, Iran
ca. 1354
Glazed mosaic tilework
Every piece had to be cut to fit its specific place in the design
verses of the Kkoran appeared in the mosaics of the Dome of the Rock
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