detail of tilework, Tomb of Buyan Quli Khan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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5020 x 3347 px | 42.5 x 28.3 cm | 16.7 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 July 2012Location:
Bukhara, UzbekistanMore information:
This Chaghatayid ruler died in 1361 and the mausoleum is thought to have been built around that time. Detail of the zone of transition of the dome, showing carved and glazed terracotta tilework. Unusually for its period, the lower inscription is in Persian verses.