Ardestan (Central Iran): Jami Masjid, dated 1133, 1158 and 1169; soffit of arch leading from main iwan to dome-chamber. Naskhi inscription, stucco. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Damghan (north-east Iran). Pir-i-Alamdar (funerary tower), dated 1026. Detail of inscription in plaited Kufic painted round the whole of the inside. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Ardestan (Central Iran): Jami Masjid, dated 1133, 1158 and 1169; soffit of arch leading out of dome-chamber. Kufic inscription, stucco. Photographer: Byron, Robert