The Tomb of the Late Ilkhani of Bujnurd. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across stream towards the the tomb, partly obscured by trees: 'In the afternoon, we rode back towards Firuza to visit the tomb of the late Ilkhani. The shrine, as it now is, consists of a central blue dome and two side arches, with four minarets. Th...
The Gunbad-i-Kabus from the south-west [Gonbad-e Kavus]. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography View looking towards the obelisk and surrounding (modern) buildings at the Russian post. The post was set up by the agreement of the Persian and Russian governments in order to stop trans-frontier raiding. 'Before quitting Gunbad-i-Kabus, which is now the capit...
Shrine of Muhamead [sic] Mahruk. Tomb of Omar Khayyam showing in left wing [at Nishapur or Neyshabur]. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view, but with top of dome of main tomb out of picture. 'Less than half a mile to the east [of the tomb of Farid-ud-din], in the heart of old Nishapur, the walls of which now resemble banks of earth, is a garden shrine. Under the dome, in the place of ho...
Etruscan sarcophagus in painted terracotta, found at Cervetre, the ancient Caere. General view. Photographer: Thompson, Stephen
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of General view of 'an Etruscan sarcophagus of painted terra-cotta, found at Cervetri, the ancient Caere. This consists of a coffin richly decorated with reliefs all round, the four corners of which rest each on a pedestal ornamented with the bust of a Siren or Har...