Ax Head Gold Earrings

Material: Brass/ Khatam 

The arts of Iran are one of the richest form of art heritage in world history and encompasses many traditional disciplines including Khatamkari.

Khātam (Persian: خاتم) is an ancient Persian technique of inlaying. It is a version of marquetry where art forms are made by decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate pieces of wood, bone and metal precisely-cut intricate geometric patterns.

Islamic religious architectural design is based on sacred geometry. These patterns are believed to be the bridge to the spiritual realm, the instrument to purify the mind and the soul. Many spiritual and miraculous concepts are represented in the geometrical patterns of Khatam.

These images include geometric patterns of the cells of our bodies, plant-forms, and geological structures hence the statement “geometry is God manifest.”

Their intention has been to make the non-physical, physical, through craftsmanship and artistry using local materials.

Water molecules, carbon atoms, proteins, viruses, cells, and tissues are able to facilitate their purpose in the cycle of life because of their geometrical design.These organisms ability to stabilize mechanically is due to their connectedness to a frame of triangles, pentagons and hexagons.