Theodore M. Davis Excavations by Quibell and Weigall, 1905. Acquired by Davis in the division of finds, 1905. Theodore M. Davis Collection 1905-1015. Bequeathed to the Museum by Davis, 1915; accessioned, 1930
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Inscription: Colophon (in lower right, at beginning of text) by Mengying, dated 982, regular script, describes the re-erection of the stele in the Changan Confucius Temple.Stele dated 780
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Pair of DoorsAccording to Museum files, the findspot for these doors was the town of Takrit in north-central Iraq. Researchers, however, have deduced that local residents in modern times had brought them there for reuse from the ruins of Samarra, a site located on the east bank of the Tigris, about seventy-eight miles (125 km) north of Baghdad
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Among hanging lighting devices, one type of lamp — globular in shape with a flaring neck — was especially common in Seljuq times. They are commonly called mosque lamps in reference to the enameled lanterns from Mamluk mosques in Cairo, which often include Qur’anic inscriptions
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