APAH - West-Central Asia Artworks

Given the clue, enter the name of the West-Central work most-applicable. Some clues may apply to multiple works, but only include that which are referenced (via a featured artwork) on the 250 list. The work must be in the unit 8 (West-Central Asia) i.e. works in other units, like Islamic works in unit 3 are not included. Note, Petra is included in unit 8 and "Petra" may refer to the complex or the Treasury at Petra.

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Hint	Artwork
Shows the first king of Iran enthroned before his court (in a semicircle below) with his son and grandson beside him	The Court of Gayumars
Sacred site said to be where Muhammad ascended to heaven	Dome of the Rock
Placed at the western-end of the Silk Road as both a pilgrimage site and a trade and religious center	Buddha Bamiyan
Features two mosque lamps hanging from two of the pendants; one of which being smaller than the other may symbolize the imperfection of all but God	Ardabil Carpet
Is a great temple includes a grand staircase leading to a colonnade terrace	Petra
Part of a vast complex of Buddhist monasteries, chapels, and sanctuaries	Buddha Bamiyan
An abnormaly-large prayer carpet	Ardabil Carpet
Displays an idealized ancient Iranian king on horseback	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Covered in the Kiswa (sacred black cloth) which is replaced annually	The Kaaba
Diacritical markings and red dots indicate vocalizations	Folio from a Qu'ran
Translates to "cube" in Arabic	The Kaaba
An area of negative space of periwinkle and, surrounding that, a ring of golden stars give a halo to the central figure	The Court of Gayumars
Has a broken pediment that only covers the central four columns as well as a central tholos	Petra
Illustrates sura 29 ("The Spider") in gold, in which the Qu'ran coorelates those who believe in protectors other than Allah to spiders who build flimsy homes	Folio from a Qu'ran
Woven by ten people (likely men, though women did weave in this period and region)	Ardabil Carpet
Sacred site said to be the birthplace of Adam	Dome of the Rock
Originally covered in pigments and gold or bronze finish	Buddha Bamiyan
Features imagery from the Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama (Book of Kings)	The Court of Gayumars
Has bold, rigidly-aligned text with great clarity since multiple people were supposed to read this from a distance	Folio from a Qu'ran
A domed wooden octagon with stone-masonry walls	Dome of the Rock
Focuses on a Sakyamuni Buddha (the historical Buddha)	Jowo Rinpoche
Believed to have been modeled after a twelve-year-old Buddha and blessed by him himself	Jowo Rinpoche
Pilgrammage site made to boost the power of the Umayyad calpihate while diminishing its rivals power through creating a rivaling site	Dome of the Rock
New development of a large central rectangular courtyard	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Connects Mongol horseman with Persian rulers	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

Hint	Artwork
A central city, located on a caravan route of the Silk Roads, of the Nabataeans	Petra
Influenced by Hellenistic and Roman architecture via Corinthian columns, though the lower story is unevenly-spaced	Petra
Is dominated by large layers of calligraphy on the top and bottom, accompanied by the central imagery	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Due to iconoclasm and anti-Western sentiment, was destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001	Buddha Bamiyan
Was located in Bamyan, modern-day Afghanistan	Buddha Bamiyan
Features an inscription which reads (paraphrasing): "There is no refuge for me other than here. The work of the slave of the portal, Maqsud Kashani" (slave is not literal)	Ardabil Carpet
Uses hierachy of scale, as the king is larger than he should be compared to the horse, to glorify the king	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia: the spiritual center of Islam	The Kaaba
Features imagery from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Assumed to have been comissioned by a high-ranking member of the Ilkhanid court, given its lavishness	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Like the Screen with Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene, depicts both hunting and battle scenes along its side	Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Disappeared in the 1960s as part of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and discovered in two parts: one in a rubbish heap and the other in Beijing (restored in 2003)	Jowo Rinpoche
Its façade has Greek, Egyptian, and Assyrian deities	Petra
Is dominated by pictoral imagery with thin layers of calligraphy or lined above and below	The Court of Gayumars
First colossal Buddha statues; one of which standing at 175 feet and the other at 115 feet	Buddha Bamiyan
Said to have been built by Ibrahim (Abraham, in Western tradition) and Ishamel for God, though only a small part survives that he is said to have constructed and the entire structure has been repaired and reconstructed multiple times	The Kaaba
Displays animals as meek and obedient (one man holding a lion cub next to its parent) showcasing the cosmic order and natural harmony brought by the king's rule	The Court of Gayumars
Spoila (repurposing) of columns from Roman monuments	Dome of the Rock
Central medallion with pendants is represented of the inside of a dome (with a halo, similar to that of structures like the Hagia Sofia) as well as corner squinches	Ardabil Carpet
Left hand is performing a dhyana mudra: "meditation gesture," in which the hand is open towards the lower chest representing deep, enlightened concentration and focus	Jowo Rinpoche
Later used for baptisms for the French royal family	Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Flanked by four iwans (rectangular vaulted space with an arch) facing in each of the cardinal directions	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Right hand is performing a bhumisparsha mudra: "calling earth to witness," in which the hand is tilted towards the ground as in calling the Earth goddess to witness his enlightenment; representing stability and grounding oneself	Jowo Rinpoche
Shows a court wearing leopard pelts to praise the king's extravagance	The Court of Gayumars
It's qibla (direction of Mecca) iwan is the largest and most decorative of the complex's iwans containing the main mihrab	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan