Mihrab from Isfahan (Iran)


Mihrab (prayer niche), 1354–55 (A.H. 755), just after the Ilkhanid period, Isfahan, Iran, polychrome glazed tiles, 135-1/16 x 113-11/16 inches (343.1 x 288.7 cm) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)


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Cite this page as: Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Mihrab from Isfahan (Iran)," in Smarthistory, December 5, 2015, accessed June 6, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/mihrab-from-isfahan-iran/.