As part of the restoration of Clifton Park in Rotherham, the museum in Clifton House was also considerably improved, with lifts installed to make the displays fully accessible. The opportunity was also taken to redesign and develop the displays.
As part of this, there are displays that reflect the mixture of cultures and faiths that now live in the town.
The shot for today is taken from an Islamic display. Usually when I take photos of items on display in a museum, I take a photo of any information about the object, but I managed to miss the information about this. I find it an incredibly beautiful object. My online search found little information, except that it is described as an 'Islamic table decoration', and there are various designs available to buy.
I would be fascinated to know more about it, and its cultural relevance. If anyone can help, I would love to hear from you.
Nice writings are an art in the Islamic world. A great excample of it , Fav. Often use with poems out of the koran. I think those are the names: Allah and Muhammad
Beautiful shot. Looks really beautiful and a masterpiece of Islamic art design. Very often I, too, take a shot of the information on the object so that I would not have to spend hours searching the 'net.
I asked a colleague. Allah and Muhammad in arabic calligraphy.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Thank you too to @pyrrhula and @cordulaamann for letting me know that the script on this image is the names Allah and Muhammad.
Ian
I thought it was a lovely work of art.
Ian