Shamsa
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shamsa-205-8946467
title:
Shamsa
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In Islamic art, a shamsa is an intricately decorated rosette or medallion which is used in many contexts, including manuscripts, carpets, ornamental metalwork and architectural decoration such as the underside of domes. It can take a number of overall shapes, from circles to stars. The name means "little sun", as a diminutive of shams, the Arabic word meaning "sun", and the work is often stylised as a sunburst. It is characterized by the recurrent motifs present in Islamic art, such as the use o
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamsa
date created:
2020-12-17T13:59:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:30:29Z
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