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| The '']'' (niche symbolizing the ]) of the prayer hall is among the oldest examples of its kind, richly decorated with marble panels carved in high-] vegetal motifs and with ceramic ] with ] and ].<ref name=":8" />{{Rp|page=30}}<ref name=":2410">{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2009|isbn=9780195309911|editor-last=M. Bloom|editor-first=Jonathan|location=|pages=|chapter=Mihrab|editor-last2=S. Blair|editor-first2=Sheila}}</ref> Next to the mihrab is the oldest surviving '']'' (pulpit) in the world, made of richly-carved ] panels. Both the carved panels of the minbar and the ceramic tiles of the mihrab are believed to be imports from Abbasid ].<ref name=":8" />{{Rp|page=30-32}} An elegant ] in front of the mihrab with an elaborately-decorated drum is one of architectural highlights of this period. Its light construction contrasts with the bulky structure of the surrounding mosque and the dome's drum is elaborately decorated with a frieze of ], ] carved in the shape of shells, and various motifs carved in ]. | |||
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The mihrab (niche symbolizing the direction of prayer) of the prayer hall is among the oldest examples of its kind, richly decorated with marble panels carved in high-relief vegetal motifs and with ceramic tiles with overglaze and luster. Next to the mihrab is the oldest surviving minbar (pulpit) in the world, made of richly-carved teakwood panels. Both the carved panels of the minbar and the ceramic tiles of the mihrab are believed to be imports from Abbasid Iraq. An elegant dome in front of the mihrab with an elaborately-decorated drum is one of architectural highlights of this period. Its light construction contrasts with the bulky structure of the surrounding mosque and the dome's drum is elaborately decorated with a frieze of blind arches, squinches carved in the shape of shells, and various motifs carved in low-relief.
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:8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - M. Bloom, Jonathan; S. Blair, Sheila, eds. (2009). "Mihrab". The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195309911.