Mudhafaria Minaret
Image View Description:
Masonry Detail, Tilework Ornamentation
Date:
1199 A.D.
Location:
Erbil (Iraq)
Title Variant:
Abbasid Minaret
Work Type:
architecture
Material / Technique:
brick, glazed brick
Style / Period:
Abbasid
Digital Media Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University, produced as a part of the Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments project
Digitized Media Source
Photographer:
Helen Malko
Notes:

The minaret was originally attached to an earlier mosque, the remains of which were discovered in early 1960s.

Record ID:
1314_iraq2013_abbasidminaret_img_032
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Department of Art History and Archaeology
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