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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Samarkand (Uzbekistan)en_US
dc.coverage.temporalcreation date: 1371-1383en_US
dc.creatorUnknownen_US
dc.date1371-1383en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-02T20:00:00Z
dc.date.available2010-06-02T20:00:00Z
dc.date.issued1371-1383en_US
dc.identifier143988en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/53306en_US
dc.descriptionTypical of the mausoleums within the complex, this structure is square in plan, with a pishtaq facing the Shah-i Zinda corridor. The pishtaq rests on a decorated socle, and is detailed with semi-attached columns at the outer edges and underneath the entrance arch. A muqarnas half-dome covers the entrance portal. The interior plan is also square, with three shallow niches on each wall. An octagonal zone of transition includes muqarnas squinches and arched panels that crown the wall recesses. The dome is decorated with eight 'ribs' that emanate from an eight-pointed star within the crown. A diaper pattern fills the sections between the ribs; a teardrop medallion centered within each wedge-shaped field. Brick ribs clad the exterior of the dome, terminating with an unusual pointed cap. The mausoleum is remarkable for the extensive employment of tile revetment. Surfaces of the interior and the pishtaq bear complete coverage executed in a diverse range of techniques including carved glazed terracotta, faience mosaic, haft-rangi, and polychrome underglaze painted tile. Other than the pishtaq, the exterior surfaces bear no trace of decorative revetment. Source: Archneten_US
dc.descriptionexterior, facade, 1987en_US
dc.format.mediumbricken_US
dc.relation.ispartof121675en_US
dc.rights(c) Roya Marefat 1987en_US
dc.subjectMausoleumsen_US
dc.subjectIslam -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectComplexesen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic--Asia, Centralen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic --Uzbekistanen_US
dc.subjectSepulchral monumentsen_US
dc.titleShad-i Mulk Aqa Mausoleumen_US
dc.title.alternativeTurkan Aqaen_US
dc.title.alternativeShadi Mulk Akaen_US
dc.title.alternativeChadi Moulk Mausoleumen_US
dc.title.alternativeShah-i Zindaen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
dc.rights.accessAll rights reserveden_US
dc.identifier.vendorcodeA166en_US
vra.culturalContextIslamicen_US
vra.culturalContextUzbeken_US
vra.techniqueconstructionen_US
vra.worktypeTomben_US
vra.worktypeMausoleumen_US
dc.contributor.displayIslamic, Uzbeken_US


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