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Cover illustration: Tympanum with a Horse and Rider (high relief, surrounded by arabesque scrolls), from the collection of The Met. This tympanum once adorned the facade of the so-called House of Ahmad and Ibrahim located in the town of Kubachi in the Caucasus. The vegetal decoration surrounding the central figure has been compared to fourteenth- and fifteenth-century stone carvings found in the city. The date is further supported by the dress of the lively rider. His costume incorporates a curvilinear “cloud collar” around its neckline, which was introduced to Iran by the Mongols and became fashionable in the fifteenth century.
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ISSN 0169-9423
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