An antique 19th Century tsakli painting in mineral pigments depicting, within a quartered field enclosing a protective circle of concentric rings containing highly stylised flames, is a heart syllable - the syllable or sound 'A'
(pronounced ah) the throat, or speech syllable at the centre of the mantra 'Om A Hum' - meaning Body, Speech and Mind.
7.5 x 7.5cm