Iran Art Exhibition

TURQUOISE GEMSTONE IS BLUE AS SKY

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: TURQUOISE GEMSTONE IS BLUE AS SKY With its elegant blue hue and exquisiteness, Iranian Turquoise, AKA Persian Turquoise, is one of the most precious and eye-catching gemstones, extracted mostly in Neyshabur city of eastern Iran, which has the biggest and oldest turquoise mine in the world. In Persian language, turquoise is called […]

FIRUZE OR TURQUOISE IS VERY POPULAR IN PERSIAN STYLE

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: FIRUZE OR TURQUOISE IS VERY POPULAR IN PERSIAN STYLE You may be interested to know that the word Turquoise actually dates to the 17thcentury, when trading routes brought turquoise from Persia through the Middle East towards Europe. The traders passed through Turkey, known as “Turquie” in French, and the material was named […]

“MASHHAD” THE CITY OF ART MEKHRAJ KARI

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: “MASHHAD” THE CITY OF ART MEKHRAJ KARI Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province, has many gemstone mines. That is why a prospering handicraft of this province is jewelry made of gemstones, also called “Mekhraj Kari”. Some of the most important gems are aquamarine, agates, quartz, jasper, turquoise, garnet, and zeolite, among […]

ELEVEN PRECIOUS STONES USED IN JEWELRY INDUSTRY

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ELEVEN PRECIOUS STONES USED IN JEWELRY INDUSTRY There are more than a thousand types of stones, of which about 50 models have a material and spiritual value and are used in the jewelry industry. In these types of gemstones, we have mentioned. Tanzanite Tanzanite was found scattered in northern Tanzania in 1962, […]