Chashma-i Ayub Portal Inscription Band

Item

Title

Chashma-i Ayub Portal Inscription Band

Description

A close-up on the calligraphic frieze at the top of the Chashma-i Ayub portal. The Chashma-i Ayub Tile was taken from the right side of the band, as seen by the empty space in the image.

Creator

Unknown

Temporal Coverage

1208-1209 A.D.

Spatial Coverage

A few kilometers from Vabket, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan

Type

Image

Date Created

2017-07-17

Source

Dalya Alberge, “British Museum helps return stolen artefact to Uzbekistan,” The Guardian, 17 July 2017, Accessed 2 April 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/17/british-museum-helps-return-stolen-artefact-to-uzbekistan.

Contributor

Nina Elsner

Rights

Photograph: British Museum

Item sets

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Chashma-i Ayub Inscription Band