Curators Pick: Tile Panel with a Mihrab Niche with Dr. Marika Sardar @AgaKhanMuseumToronto
Curators Pick: Tile Panel with a Mihrab Niche with Dr. Marika Sardar  @AgaKhanMuseumToronto
Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Two candles, a set of sandal prints, a hanging lamp with Arabic inscription emblazoned on it. These symbols speak to the deeply spiritual purpose of a panel of 18 tiles from 16th-century Syria.

The Museum’s Dr. Marika Sardar delves into the details in her latest Curator’s Pick for the #MuseumWithoutWalls.

To learn more about this object in the Museum's Collection (accession number AKM585): agakhanmuseum.org/collection/artifact/mihrab-panel-akm585

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Curator's Pick: Tile Panel with a Mihrab Niche with Dr. Marika Sardar

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