Introducing and Analytical study of Architectural ornaments of the tomb of SheikhKhalifa Khafr (Emphasizing the tile mihrab in the Pars Museum in Shiraz)

The Tomb of SheikhKhalifeh Khafr has a very important Status due to the existence of archirecture and various decoration such as carving, Wall paintings, stucco Decoration, Tile Decoration especially its tiled mihrab.Therefore, the leading research introduces Architectural ornaments of the tomb with emphasis on its unique tile mihrab,preserved in the Pars Museum in Shiraz. Therefore,one of the purposes of this article is to identify the types of decorations in The Tomb of SheikhKhalifeh Khafr. This study sought to answer the following questions; What are the decorative characteristics of The Tomb of SheikhKhalifeh Khafr and its tiled mihrab? What are the commonalities in factors of structure (general shape), Motifs and inscriptions,on the Tile mihrab of the Tomb of SheikhKhalifeh whit the tiling decoration of Timurid buildings? The collected data were then analyzed through the historical interpretive method.The results of this research indicate that the structure and appearance of the building,the use of Truncated Stone, the use of "regular hexagonal" knots in the dado, common Khataei elements in tiles and Wall paintings,are comparable in the architecture and decorations of this tomb with many buildings of Timurid period. The structure of an arch without a Stylar,the presence of a form/decoration by Scalloped or crenelation in the upper part of the mihrab,the Thuluth inscription with long and elongated vertical elongations,the composition and form of the arabesque vault and the arabesque ones forming a flexible one, etc. are among the features.The tile mihrab of the tomb is similar to many other mihrabs and tile decorations of this period.