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Clay Pilgrim Tokens from Iran

by Marcus Milwright | Talking about art

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How can clay be transformed into an object with spiritual significance? This talk examined the Shi‘a Muslim practice of using tablets of clay brought back from sites of pilgrimage in Iraq and Iran.

Clay pilgrim tokens from the Pa Minar Mosque, Zavareh, Iran.
Photographs taken in 2001
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