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The Tombstone of Agha Ali Akbar: Penned by Mirza Gholamreza Isfahani and Carved by Mohammad Ali Hajjar Tehrani
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Shahriyar Shahmandi *   |
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Cemeteries and tombstones serve as vital platforms for the manifestation of design, calligraphy, and fine stone-carving traditions, acting as repositories for a significant portion of cultural history and artistic masterpieces. However, due to geographical dispersion, insufficient attention, and a scarcity of written sources, research in this domain has lagged behind other architectural disciplines. Various scripts, including Kufic, Thuluth, Naskh, and Nastaliq, alongside Islamic and geometric ornamentation, as well as human, botanical, and animal motifs, have been employed by master artists and executed by skilled stonemasons to honour the status of the deceased and enhance the material and spiritual richness of the graves. Nevertheless, a considerable number of such works remain undiscovered. Occasionally, much like the tombstone of Mahd-e Olya, they are serendipitously found in the recesses of a tomb or museum, their cultural and artistic value only revealed upon subsequent examination. In this context, during field studies and the photographic documentation of architectural decorations in the city of Rey, an exquisite tombstone from the Qajar period was identified within the tomb of Bibi Shahrbanu. This stone belongs to the grave
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How to Cite This Article: Shahmandi, sh. (2026). The Tombstone of Agha Ali Akbar: Penned by Mirza Gholamreza Isfahani and Carved by Mohammad Ali Hajjar Tehrani. Golestan– e Honar. 10(29): PP - .
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of an individual named Agha Ali Akbar. The inscription was penned in 1288 AH (1871 CE) by the undisputed master of Nastaliq, Mirza Gholamreza Isfahani, and subsequently carved and outlined by the master stonemason, Mohammad Ali Hajjar. Employing a descriptive-analytical methodology, this research aims to introduce this tombstone as a distinguished masterpiece of Qajar art and to examine its calligraphic and stone-carving characteristics.
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| Keywords: Tombstone of Agha Ali Akbar, Tomb of Bibi Shahrbanu, Qajar Era, Nastaliq Inscription, Mirza Gholamreza Isfahani, Stone Carving, Mohammad Ali Hajjar. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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