Fragment of a Frieze, 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Terracotta; carved, painted, H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm), Sculpture, These panels are believed to have formed a large frieze along the entrance to a prayer hall that served a densely populated residential neighborhood. The frieze was originally painted in red and blue and included the word al-sultan, a title that first occurred in monumental epigraphy in the eleventh century with Seljuq and Ghaznavid rulers
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Fragment, Frieze, 11th century, Excavated, Iran, Nishapur, Terracotta, carved, painted, H, 23 5/8, 60 cm, Sculpture, panels, believed, formed, large frieze, entrance, prayer hall, served, densely populated, residential, neighborhood, frieze, originally painted, red, blue, included, word al-sultan, title, first occurred, monumental epigraphy, eleventh, Seljuq, Ghaznavid rulers
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