Qul & Ayat ul Kursi Katori
The same Tabarruk bowl, carrying a different protection: the Four Qul together with Ayat ul Kursi — the verses so many of us grew up reciting before sleep. It's hand-engraved in Lahore in qalamzani: Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, Al-Nas and Al-Kafirun set around the brass alongside Ayat ul Kursi. Kept on...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Engraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Used in this pieceNaqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
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Silver, Gold |
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