shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIran

in Susa, on the Shaur River in southwest Iran

Tomb of Daniel

Name: Tomb of Daniel — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a white spire above a very old ground.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A small shrine in Khuzestan, beside the ruins of ancient Susa. The white sugarloaf spire rises over a burial chamber that Muslim, Jewish, and Christian travellers have visited for centuries. The Shaur River runs past, low in summer, fuller in the spring. Pilgrims come, then keep going. The town keeps its quiet around it. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Tomb of Daniel, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Tomb of Daniel

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

The shrine stands in Shush, the modern town built beside the ruins of ancient Susa, in Iran's Khuzestan Province. Susa was a capital of Elam and later a seat of the Achaemenid kings; the Apadana palace of Darius I is a short walk from the tomb. The shrine is identified in long-standing Muslim, Jewish, and Christian tradition with the prophet Daniel. Its present white conical spire is a 19th-century rebuild over an older structure recorded by the geographer Benjamin of Tudela in the 12th century.

— informed by Wikipedia — Tomb of Daniel, Susa, UNESCO — Susa

— the stone

The defining feature is the conical white spire, a pinecone-stepped sugarloaf form that rises sharply above the flat roofs of Shush. The chamber below holds a cenotaph beneath a brass lattice; pilgrims tuck small notes into it. The current building dates to the late 19th century under Qajar rule, but the site itself has been continuously venerated for more than 800 years. The Shaur, a tributary of the Karkheh, runs immediately beside it.

— informed by Wikipedia — Tomb of Daniel, Susa

— the visit

Shush sits about 90 kilometres north of Ahvaz, reachable by road or by the Tehran-Ahvaz railway. The shrine is open daily without a fixed fee; visitors remove shoes and women cover the head. Summers in Khuzestan are severe (often above 45°C); spring and late autumn are the kind seasons. The archaeological ruins of Susa and the Chogha Zanbil ziggurat are an easy half-day pairing.

— informed by UNESCO — Susa, UNESCO — Tchogha Zanbil

— where

Iran · Shush, Khuzestan

— position

32.1939° N · 48.2436° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km W

Susa archaeological site

ancient city ruins

40 km SE

Chogha Zanbil

Elamite ziggurat

90 km S

Ahvaz

provincial capital

Tomb of Daniel

Susa archaeological site

Chogha Zanbil

Ahvaz

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Tomb of Daniel — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In the town of Shush in Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, next to the ruins of ancient Susa and the Shaur River, about 90 kilometres north of Ahvaz.

Tradition identifies the tomb with the prophet Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. The site is venerated by Muslims, Jews, and Christians, and has been recorded as Daniel's grave since at least the 12th century.

A conical sugarloaf dome, stepped like a pinecone, built in the late 19th century under the Qajars over an older shrine. It is the visual signature of Shush on the Khuzestan plain.

The current structure is roughly 150 years old. The site itself has been continuously venerated for more than 800 years; Benjamin of Tudela described a tomb of Daniel at Susa in the 1160s.

Yes. The shrine has long welcomed pilgrims of all three Abrahamic faiths. Visitors remove shoes; women cover the head. There is no fixed fee.

Spring (March to early May) and late autumn. Summers in Khuzestan regularly exceed 45°C and make daytime visits hard.

— about the piece in your home

It often is. The white spire of Shush is a quiet landmark of Khuzestan, recognised by anyone who has travelled through the south. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

Yes. The shrine is the traditional resting place of the prophet, venerated across three faiths. Many customers pair it with our WenderGrace line for a study or reading room.

The cream spire and ochre ground sit naturally with warm-neutral, Mediterranean, and old-world studies. It also reads well against deep teal or oxblood walls.

A single Large is the usual choice for a sofa or wide console. For a fuller statement, a 4-tile or 9-tile Mural extends the spire and the plain around it.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam and splash do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water. No abrasive cleaners. The thin glossy finish wipes clean and does not need sealing or waxing.

Yes. Reid Wender is the curator and eye of WenderVista. Every tile is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. There is no third-party licensing.

— if this one stayed with you