Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Medieval Graves, Showing Indentations for Missing Ceramic Plates.
The practice of embedding plates in grave markers probably is traceable back to Iranian or South Asian origins. Vandals have removed them, breaking many in the process.
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Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: africa, archaeology, burial, cemetery, ceramic, custom, decoration, dish, east, grave, history, paje, plate, tanzania, tombstone, zanzibar, zanzibari
