Prayer niche (mihrab)

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Abstract

"Turquoise, brown and dark manganese faience mosaic was common in monumental Seljuq prayer niches. This impressive niche with Qur'anic inscriptions and arabesque and geometric patterns, once belonged to the Bey Hakim Mosque in Konya, Turkey. It was assembled from fragments and restored parts." ~ http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;de;Mus01;19;en&cp Name of Object: Prayer niche (mihrab) Location: Berlin, Germany Holding Museum: Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Date of Object: About Hegira 669 / AD 1270 Museum Inventory Number: I. 7193 Material(s) / Technique(s): Glazed ceramic, faience mosaic. Dimensions: Height 395 cm, width 280 cm Period / Dynasty Seljuqs of Rum (Anatolian Seljuq) Provenance: Bey Hakim Mosque, Konya, Turkey. ![](https://i.imgur.com/Uq7BfcQ.jpg) Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

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Archaeology and Historical Studies Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Islamic Studies and History

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 July 2026
Language
EN
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