Necropolis of Shah i Zinda, by Unknown Artist, 1372 - 1385 about, 14th Century. Uzbekistan, Regione di Samarcanda, Samarkand, Samarkand, Necropolis of Shah-i Zinda. Detail of the muqarnas at the entrance of the Mausoleum of Shirin Bikaka, Tamerlanes sister, who died in 1385. Instead of the classic typical relief decorations made by carving monochrome surfaces to obtain different shades hues, pure colored tesserae were employed according to a new technique from Iran Persia.