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Mosque 1998
Gold, silver gilt, rose-cut diamonds, sapphires, obsidian, cloisonne enamel, translucent enamel on a guilloshe ground.
Height: 18.5 cm
Base: 15.6 x 10.4 cm
The central part of the composition shaped as an egg holds a two-panel frame for miniature portraits. The reverse of the panels has some excerpts from Koran. Letters cut out of gold foil have been melted into enamel according to the unique technology worked out by Andrei Ananov.
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