H x W x D: 92.5 × 68.8 × 11.4 cm (36 7/16 × 27 1/16 × 4 1/2 in)
Type:
Architectural Element
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1154-1155
Description:
Building inscription, in alabaster-like stone, carved in form of a mihrab with various frames enclosing two arches, all filled with Kufi and Naskhi inscriptions; commemorating the building of the mosque of 'Ali b. Musa al-Riza in Mashad (Meshed) by order of Junaid b. 'Ammar b. al-'Al...Rough edges, small section broken off on the lower corners; small nick on the right support of outer arch.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
West Grand Staircase Corridor (May 9, 1993 to April 25, 1994)
From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)
Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)
Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
2500 Years of Persian Art—Calligraphy (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)
Near Eastern Art--Calligraphy (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
Islamic Art, Gallery 6A (July 22, 1958 to June 5, 1964)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1955 (April 12, 1955 to December 16, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
