If Ben is in 'Tea Heaven', then I am definitely in 'Pattern heaven'! This script which was on the bus we took to Yazd is probably a prayer of some sort but to me it is the most intricate and exotic design and I have been keeping an eye out for examples of everyday Persian text which are out of the ordinary to me!
Connecting the dots on the old silk road...
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