Tombstone of Abu Sa'd ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hasan Karwaih

Creator Name

Ahmad ibn Muhammad Astak

Cultural Context

Date

dated 545 AH/1150 CE

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Tombstone

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Title

Tombstone of Abu Sa'd ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hasan Karwaih

Creator

Ahmad ibn Muhammad Astak, Iranian, Maker

Worktype

Stone

Cultural Context

Material

Marble; carved, painted

Dimensions

H. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm) W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm) D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) Wt. 64lb. (29kg);
depth: 7.3025146centimetre;
height: 56.515114centimetre;
width: 37.147575centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

dated 545 AH/1150 CE

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1933

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Yazd, Iran

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Mihrabs; Arabic

Topic

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Ahmad ibn Muhammad Astak, Tombstone of Abu Sa'd ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hasan Karwaih, dated 545 AH/1150 CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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