IRAN ART EXHIBITION: THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT TURQUOISE! As the name suggests, this art involves using turquoise stone, one of the world’s most beautiful gemstones. The blue turquoise stone and dark turquoise stone is found in Egypt, Mexico, and Iran, with mesmerising hue to the copper in its makeup. Still, Iran is home to […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: TURQUOISE MINES IN IRAN & ITS TYPES Turquoise of stunning beauty has been mined in Iran (formerly known as Persia) for over 5000 years. Although Iranian production accounts for just a small proportion of the world’s total output, its turquoise still sets the standard for quality. In Iran, turquoise is called “Ferozah,” […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: “TURQUOISE” AN ANCIENT GEMSTONE Turquoise was one of the world’s first gemstones. The world’s oldest gem mines were developed before the times of Ancient Egypt, in the southern part of the Sinai peninsula around 6000 BC. Persian turquoise mines have a similar age. Mining of the eye-catching blue stone started here some […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: HOW TO TELL A TURQUOISE IS REAL? Traveling to Iran and not bringing back souvenirs with you, is like being in Santa’s house, but not taking your present. Each region in Iran has particular handicrafts and souvenirs, but some are among the most special ones. As they are almost expensive, there might […]
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 […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: TURQUOISE IS ABSOLUTELY AN EYE-CATCHING GEMSTONE Blue, mysterious and exquisite, turquoise is one of the world’s most precious and eye-catching gemstones. Turquoise is created by the effect of copper oxide on phosphorus stones and fossils in the heart of soil for thousands of years. From the royal crowns and precious objects which […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: MORSAA KARI IS THE ART OF JEWELRY INLAY Morasa Kari or Mekhraj Kari or jewelry inlay is one branch of stone crafts. It is the art of inlaying jewelry (precious stones) on the dishes, ornaments and other decorative objects. From thousands of years ago, making ornaments and decorative jeweled utensils had been […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: IRAN AS A COUNTRY WITH RICH CULTURE AND HISTORY IN JEWELRY MAKING Compared with the Mesopotamia and the Nile banks where water was easily accessible and farming faced no difficulty, Iranian plateau inhabitants gained sufficient wealth and chance some centuries later to metal and made ornamentation out of them. Therefore, gold works […]