Tile from a Mihrab, dated A.H. 722/ A.D. 1322–23, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; modeled, painted under transparent glaze, H. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile once formed part of a mihrab, or niche, facing Mecca, toward which prayer is directed in mosques. The inscription at its top includes a Qur'anic reference to the mihrab’s function, and provides the date of the tile’s manufacture in the fourteenth century
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Tile, Mihrab, dated .H, 722/ .D, 1322–23, Attributed, Iran, Stonepaste, modeled, painted under transparent glaze, H, 27 3/8, 69.5 cm, Ceramics-Tiles, tile, formed part, mihrab, niche, facing Mecca, prayer, directed, mosques, inscription, top includes, Qur'anic reference, function, provides, date, manufacture, fourteenth century
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