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Despite their slenderness and the tendency toward foliated terminals, the letters in this window fragment retain much of the monumental quality of eighth- and ninth-century Kufic. The palmettes of the scroll above retain a strong Sasanian character.
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Title: Fragment of a Window
Date: 9th–10th century
Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
Medium: Plaster; molded
Classification: Stucco
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Object Number: 40.170.658
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