Title: IRANIAN TOMBSTONES WITH FIGURAL
REPRESENTATIONS DURING THE QAJAR ERA (1209-1344 A.H./1794-1925 C.E.) IN LIGHT OF
A SELECTED COLLECTION FROM AL-RAWDA AL-MUQADDASA MUSEUM AT QUM: AN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY
Author(s): Hossam TANTAWY
Journal: SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued
By The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University)
Issue: 3 Date: 2016
Pages: 78-121
Cite as: Hossam TANTAWY. (2016). Iranian tombstones
with figural representations during the QajarEra (1209-1344 A.H./1794-1925 C.E.)
in light of a selected collection from Al-RawdaAl-Muqaddasa museum at Qum: An
archaeological and artistic study. SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued By
The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University), 3 (2016) pp. 78-121. https://doi.org/10.36816/shedet.003.08
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IRANIAN TOMBSTONES WITH FIGURAL REPRESENTATIONS DURING THE
QAJAR ERA (1209-1344 A.H./1794-1925 C.E.) IN LIGHT OF A SELECTED COLLECTION FROM
AL-RAWDA AL-MUQADDASA MUSEUM AT QUM:
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY
Hossam TANTAWY
Although Iran knew various forms of tombstones throughout the different Islamic
periods, whether of plain surface or not, the Qajar period (1209-1344/1794-1925)
witnessed a big evolution with a quantum leap in both the general designs and
the decorations. At that time, a new type of tombstones, which contain private
images of their owners, were emerged.The aim of this study is to focus on this
topic which so far has not received a sufficient attention, without any separate
study in both the Arabic and the foreign references. Such studies would delve in
the details of those tombstones ornamented with figures, tracing their evolution
and unveiling their meanings. This study also treated these points through
studying and publishing four tombstones preserved in the museum of the Holy
Fatimid Rawda (Qum Astanh Museum).In fact, this museum had been chosen in
particular because its collection has a special significance for containing the
tombstones of certain rulers and historic patrons from the Qajar era. For
achieving the study aims, this work comprises a descriptive study of these
tombstones, followed by their analytical study.