Carving and relief
deep carving
Deep carving is used to accentuate text on decorated tiles. Nice examples can be found at mausolea in the Shah-i-zinda necropolis in Samarkand e.g. on the Amir Hussein mausoleum.
![Deep carving on the facade of the Amir Hussein mausoleum at the Shah-i-zinda necropolis in Samarkand](https://stage.geogebra.org/resource/bcbtvtwf/5LHBVX6h9uKr37Dj/material-bcbtvtwf.png)
contrast between carving in terracotta and glazed tiles
Remarkable is the colourful filling of dark coloured glazed 16-pointed stars in contrast with the relief given to the uncoloured irregular hexagons on the spandrel of Ulug Beg madrassa in Samarkand.
![Spandrel of the Ulug Beg madrassa in Samarkand](https://stage.geogebra.org/resource/qfmqqpq6/dEGzUsxPrsskKAEp/material-qfmqqpq6.png)
Expoiting relief in decoration is also used on the side walls of the entrance. White ties, realised in relief surround flat colourfully painted 10-pointed stars.
![Image](https://stage.geogebra.org/resource/tvg2wuct/MR3nOTO6dv5ZXnXi/material-tvg2wuct.png)