Beautiful and detailed hand-made and hand-painted Persian copper enameled fine art (Mina-Kari) with wooden inlaid khatam marquetry wall clock size: 12 inch in diameter Hand crafted, beautiful and decorative in great condition Enamel working and decorating metals with colorful and baked coats is one of the distinguished courses of art in Isfahan. Mina (Persian: مینا), is defined as some sort of glasslike colored coat which can be stabilized by heat on different metals particularly copper. Although this course is of abundant use industrially for producing metal and hygienic dishes, it has been paid high attention by painters, goldsmiths and metal engravers since long times ago. Khatam (Persian: خاتم) is a Persian version of marquetry, art forms made by decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate pieces of wood, metal and other natural substances precisely-cut geometrical shapes. Common materials used in the construction of inlaid articles are gold,silver, brass, aluminum and twisted wire. Artworks with smaller inlaid pieces are generally more highly valued. Designing of inlaid articles is a highly elaborate process. In each cubic centimeter of inlaid work, up to approximately 250 pieces of metal, wood and other natural substances are laid side by side. Inlaid articles in the Safavid era took on a special significance as artists created their precious artworks. These works include; doors and windows, mirror frames, Quran boxes, inlaid boxes, pen and pen holders, lanterns and inlaid ornamented shrines.
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