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Early 14th-century tile with inscription: letters in underglaze cobalt blue, the arabesque background in lustre. Probably Kashan. A large part of Persian lustreware production was in the form of tiles, usually star-shaped, with central animal or human figures, mostly single or in pairs, and ornament around the edges, and sometimes inscriptions.
These medallions depict turquoise (representing semi-precious stones), an elephant (representing ivory), a Kimberley Negro searching for diamonds, a man diving for pearls, an oceanic wave delivering the riches of the sea (mother-of-pearl, coral and a tortoise shell), a precious metal-smelting gnome, and a silversmith surrounded by the tools of ...
Mother of pearl is a common name for nacre, a composite material formed by molluscs. Mother of pearl, also spelt mother-of-pearl, may also refer to: Biology.
In the British Museum Workers in mother-of-pearl in Bethlehem. Photo taken 1900–1920 by American Colony, Jerusalem. Mother-of-pearl work from Bethlehem, as seen in a shop in Ramallah, 2012. Mother-of-pearl carving is a traditional handicraft in Bethlehem, and is said to have been brought to the city by Franciscan friars from Italy in the 15th ...
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Pinctada is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae.These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl".