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SHAMSA MEDALLION (16TH/17THC)

£3.50
SKU GCA6-CLA571

Text on the reverse side:

Shamsa means “little sun”. Widely used in Islamic art, this motif in a form of an intricately decorated rosette with a repetitive floral and geometrical pattern was commonly placed on the first page of Persian manuscripts, marking the fine skills of a specially trained calligrapher.

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