When visiting Iran, I noticed much to my surprise that the blue faience disks known as Lochscheibe are widely and readily available. In Syria, Jordan and Palestine they are only found as old or even antique pendants. Their oldest appearance seems to be in Egypt. I am working on an article examining the spread of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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