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Lisa Golombek Archive

Detail of tile mosaic ornament on facade in courtyard, featuring geometric pattern.

Isfahan, Iran

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Detail of tile mosaic ornament on facade in courtyard, featuring geometric pattern.
Date
1966
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Keywords
ceramic tile, decoration and ornament, documentary photography
Copyright
Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT
Source
Lisa Golombek Archive, Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT
Medium
35 mm color slide
Image size
364 KB
Materials / Techniques
ceramic tile
Description
Motifs include background made up of twelve-point stars, pentagons and hexagons. Large kite-shaped medallions feature vegetal arabesques made of tile mosaic. At the center of the composition is a square Kufic inscription. Transcription of label on 35 mm color slide: "Isfahan, 12 C. ff. Great Mosque - Courtyard. Tile Decoration. LG'66:112.24. A 11 ISF.6/3.1.16."
Image ID
IAA118254
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