Ardestan (Central Iran): Jami Masjid, dated 1133, 1158 and 1169; soffit of arch leading out of dome-chamber. Kufic 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
Ghazni (Southern Afghanistan). Minaret of Mahmud ibn Sabaktagin, before 1030. Detail of Kufic panels at top, eight in number. Brick and terracotta. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Ghazni (Southern Afghanistan). Minaret of Masud III ibn Ibrahim, 1099-1114. Detail showing Kufic panels at top, eight in number. Brick and terracotta. Photographer: Byron, Robert