A stucco merlon from the Congregational Mosque of Siraf at the British Museum

Abstract

This paper deals with the stucco merlon uncovered by D. Whitehouse at Siraf in 1969, currently
on view in the Gallery of Islamic Art at The British Museum in London, which has not yet been fully
studied. On the basis of both its decorative and technical aspects, as well as the context in which it
was found, its manufacturing likely relates to the main reconstruction works - carried out at Siraf
after the devastating earthquake of 977 - characterised by the introduction of a new local moulded
stucco production