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
Has bold, rigidly-aligned text with great clarity since multiple people were supposed to read this from a distance	Folio from a Qu'ran
Is located in Isfahan, Iran	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Has muqarnes (ornamental, intricate vaulting on the underside of the arches)	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Diacritical markings and red dots indicate vocalizations	Folio from a Qu'ran
Has 330 knots / in^2 count (extremely great detail) featuring many floral designs	Ardabil Carpet
Due to iconoclasm and anti-Western sentiment, was destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001	Buddha Bamiyan
Is a great temple includes a grand staircase leading to a colonnade terrace	Petra
Originally used for ceremonial Islamic hand washing; this is inferred due to aquatic animals depicted at the work's bottom	Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Though constructed in the 8th century, restorations were done in the 14th, 19th, and as recent as the 20th century	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Designed to rival a nearby Christian church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem; though it was inspired by its domed rotunda (like Pantheon)	Dome of the Rock
Destination for those fulfilling the 5th pillar of Islam, the hajj, or spiritual pilgrammage	The Kaaba
New development of a large central rectangular courtyard	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Shows the story of a Persian king who noblely defeated a wild beast (horned wolf or boar, possibly a game-of-telephone being applied to a rhino) and is later celebrated as heroic; didactic tale as model of what a good king (or man) does	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
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
Is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia: the spiritual center of Islam	The Kaaba
Made of wool (which is weaker than silk structurally) to allow for high thread count, though silk structurally outline the work	Ardabil Carpet
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
Originally covered in pigments and gold or bronze finish	Buddha Bamiyan
According to some theories, the many complex was an apadana (audience hall) over a religious site	Petra
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
Displays an idealized ancient Iranian king on horseback	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
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
Its interior designs were reworked to include the French fleur-de-lys	Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Placed at the western-end of the Silk Road as both a pilgrimage site and a trade and religious center	Buddha Bamiyan
Displays a ruler wearing European fabrics with a Byzantine-like halo (and crown) around his head for emphasis	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

Hint	Artwork
Its façade has Greek, Egyptian, and Assyrian deities	Petra
Pilgrims circumambulate this structure counterclockwise seven times	The Kaaba
Acts as a proxy for Buddha and is often presented, lathered, and clothed with offerings	Jowo Rinpoche
Point of contentions as it contains religious sites for the three Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judiasm, and Islam)	Dome of the Rock
Assumed to have been comissioned by a high-ranking member of the Ilkhanid court, given its lavishness	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Made of granite on marble and limestone floor	The Kaaba
Connects Mongol horseman with Persian rulers	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Has a broken pediment that only covers the central four columns as well as a central tholos	Petra
Part of a vast complex of Buddhist monasteries, chapels, and sanctuaries	Buddha Bamiyan
Flanked by four iwans (rectangular vaulted space with an arch) facing in each of the cardinal directions	Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) of Isfahan
Features imagery from the Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama (Book of Kings)	The Court of Gayumars
Later used for baptisms for the French royal family	Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Richly painted with vibrant colors and minute details without overwhelming the scenes harmony	The Court of Gayumars
Translates to "Our lord, the precious one" in its native language	Jowo Rinpoche
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
Features six gold discs in a period shape to mark the ayat's (verse) end	Folio from a Qu'ran
Believed to have been modeled after a twelve-year-old Buddha and blessed by him himself	Jowo Rinpoche
Influenced by Hellenistic and Roman architecture via Corinthian columns, though the lower story is unevenly-spaced	Petra
Was located in the Umayyad caliphate, now in modern-day Jerusalem, Israel	Dome of the Rock
Features imagery from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Is dominated by large layers of calligraphy on the top and bottom, accompanied by the central imagery	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
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
Focuses on a Vairocana Buddha (the universal Buddha)	Buddha Bamiyan
Has large areas of flat color, spatial recession (depth via developing foreground-background relationship), and atmospheric perspective; much of which is derived from Chinese landscape conventions, as along Silk Road	Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
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