Element of decoration (letters lam-alif) 13th -14th century Iran.,Arabic writing is used to note several languages, mainly Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu. . Sometimes, letters treated as decorative motifs are unrecognizable. Several objects show the same words (bismillah: "In the name of God, the Clement, the Merciful") written in different styles. This formula opens 113 of the 114 suras of the Koran.

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