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Two elements from the minbar of Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad

dated 546 AH/1151 CE
Not on view
This fragment comes from a minbar, or pulpit, from which announcements and Friday sermons were delivered to the Muslim community. The fragment crowned the upper part of the minbar where the imam, or prayer leader, would sit. The patron of the minbar, Abu Bakr b. Muhammad, was related to Sultan Sanjar.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two elements from the minbar of Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad
  • Date: dated 546 AH/1151 CE
  • Geography: Made in Iran, Yazd
  • Medium: Wood (teak); carved and painted
  • Dimensions: H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
    W. 30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm)
    D. 1 3/8 in. (6.4 cm)
    Wt. 14 lbs. (6.4 kg)
  • Classification: Wood
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.150.2
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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