Publication Date
The beginning of the eighth century AH / the beginning of the fourteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Porcelain paste, coated with a luster over glaze using cobalt and turquoise
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
102.9 × 119.1 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.73.5.1
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;30;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
The beginning of the eighth century AH / the beginning of the fourteenth century AD
Notes
The mihrab is a distinctive architectural element in mosques and other Muslim places of worship. It works to confirm the direction of Mecca, towards which all worshipers are heading. The mihrab is shaped like a niche and is usually concave, but there can be flat examples of it, as the example shows here. This mihrab, which represents only the upper central panel of what is undoubtedly a larger group, is inscribed with a text from the Qur’an (15: 45-47), which refers to heaven and says that it decorated a funerary edifice.
Sample Text
"Mihrab" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;30;ar
