Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel

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This fragment of a carved panel was excavated in 1939 in a room at Vineyard Tepe in Nishapur, as was also 40.170.671. Traces of pigment in the relief suggest that the motifs would have stood against a blue background, creating a striking effect in its original setting. The mason who carved the stone employed a flat chisel, which substantially differs from stone-working in the central Islamic lands and in medieval and Islamic Europe, where toothed tools (chisels, hammers, etc.) were also used.

Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel, Stone (prob. alabaster); carved

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Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel, Stone (prob. alabaster); carved
Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel, Stone (prob. alabaster); carved
Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel, Stone (prob. alabaster); carved

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