File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mxd-0220-sides.jpg

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Cenotaph  wikidata:Q106602819 reasonator:Q106602819
Title
Cenotaph
label QS:Len,"Cenotaph"
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Object type cenotaph Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Cenotaph

Iran, Caspian region

dated 902 AH (1496–7 AD)

wood, carved

120 x 185 x 100cm (approximately, when assembled)

The inscriptions on this cenotaph include a prayer to the ‘Fourteen Immaculates’, Muhammad, Fatimah and the Twelve Shi‘ite Imams; a record of the donors, Darwish ‘Abdallah, his brother, Darwish Rustam and other individuals; and the signature of the craftsman, Shams al-Din ibn Ustad Ahmad najjar-i balada-yi Sari (‘Shams al-Din, the son of the cabinet-maker and joiner Ahmad, in the town of Sari’). His signature is recorded on woodwork in various shrines in northern Iran.
Date between 1496 and 1497
date QS:P,+1496-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1496-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1497-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium wood Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions length: 185 cm (72.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2043,+185U174728
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
Accession number
Place of creation Northern Iran Edit this at Wikidata
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-cenotaph-mxd220/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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English: Cenotaph, Iran, 1496–7 AD Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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Source https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-cenotaph-mxd220/
Author Khalili Collections

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Cenotaph, Iran, 1496–7 AD

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