Hope Earrings with Lapis & Rumi Poetry minted in Yamamah during the

minted in Yamamah during the reign of Muhammed Al-Mahdi in the 8th Century AD

in the far southwestern part of the country

reproduced on museum fine art Giclée print

full of character

Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony (a form of quartz) and comes in a wide variety of colors

Hope Earrings with Lapis & Rumi Poetry minted in Yamamah during theThe design of these earrings was inspired by the traditional prayer beads (Tasbeh) used in the region since ancient times. The calligraphy is inspired by the following poem by Rumi, a Persian poet widely admired in Afghanistan: I have a cave (From Persian) "You are my cave. You are my friend. Enslave me and defend me. O only Noah that I know, O opener now open, O heart restored before the secret door where you befriend me! You are the light, the