Gumbad-i-Qabis (40 miles east of Astenabad, Iran). Funerary tower of Qabus, dated 1007. Detail of inscription panels. Brick. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Gumbad-i-Qabis (40 miles east of Astenabad, Iran). Funerary tower of Qabus, dated 1007. Detail of inscription panel and buttresses. Brick. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Gumbad-i-Qabis (40 miles east of Astenabad, Iran). Funerary tower of Qabus, dated 1007. Cornice, roof and inscriptions. Brick. Photographer: Byron, Robert
Herat (Western Afghanistan). Citadel of Ikhtiar-ad Din, built 14th century, restored by Shah Rukh, 1415. North-west angle tower, Koranic inscription. Faience on unbaked brick. Photographer: Byron, Robert