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Image: Islamic frieze, Wukro Chirkos

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Description: Islamic frieze from the second half of the 11th century used as an arch in the Wukro Chirkos in Tigray, Ethiopia. Originally drawn in 1868. For more info see M. Muehlbauer 2021: "From Stone to Dust: The Life of the Kufic-Inscribed Frieze of Wuqro Cherqos in Tigray, Ethiopia"
Title: Islamic frieze, Wukro Chirkos
Credit: "Abyssinian Churches and their Architecture" in "The Architectural Review" 4: p. 15
Author: William SImpson
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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