Chihil Dukhtaran
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Alternative Titles
Chehel Dukhtaran
Chehel Dokhtaran
Chihil Dokhtaran
Description
Brick tomb tower with conical roof nestled next to later Safavid shrine. Bands of brick decoration below dome with a band of knotted Kufic inscription in between. Single entrance leading to single chamber. Built for Seljuq governor of Damghan, modelled on the slightly earlier Pir-i Alamdar. interior, squinch, 2003
Type of Work
GumbadSubject
Brickwork, Towers, Kufic, Seljuq, Inscriptions, Arabic, Architecture, Islamic --Iran, Sepulchral monuments, Gumbads, Decoration and ornament, Architectural --Iran, Tombs --Iran, Squinches
Rights
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Item is Part of
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