Mausoleum of Amir Tankiz al-Nasiri

Name of structure: Mausoleum of Amir Tankiz al-Nasiri
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Type of structure: Mausoleum
Country or main area: Syria
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Damascus
Date of structure: 14th century
Century of structure 1: 14 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Mihrab, above the window niches flanking the mihrab and in rectangular panel surmounting it.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Border of alternating oblong tesserae of gold mosaic and pearls of mother-of-pearl (MOP). Central motif of ringed, footed goblet with fluted body. Vertical stalk with MOP floret flanked by two palmette motifs springs from goblet. Flanked by acanthus branches of blue and green tesserae outlined in black on gold background, with MOP rosettes. Over mihrab is a rectangular panel of gold ground mosaic with the shahada inscribed in blue tesserae.
Date of mosaic: 14th century
Century of mosaic 1: 14 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Kenney, Ellen, ‘Mixed Metaphors: Iconography and Medium in Mamluk Glass Mosaic Decoration’, Artibus Asiae, 66.2 (2006), 175-200, p. 181
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