Tile with a Double-Arched Prayer Niche (Mihrab)

Tile with a Double-Arched Prayer Niche (Mihrab)

Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century · Iran

Lusterware, fritware with molded decoration and in-glaze painting in cobalt blue and turquoise, and overglaze painting in luster

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Mary Jane Gunsaulus Collection

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