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A hanging brass lantern glowing against deep blue: a pierced dome and crown over a six-sided body, its front face cut with eight-pointed stars and its sides with lozenges. Beside it three pierced brass samples: stars, teardrops and a lattice.
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Pierced Lantern

No. 80 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA hanging brass lantern glowing against deep blue: a pierced dome and crown over a six-sided body, its front face cut with eight-pointed stars and its sides with lozenges. Beside it three pierced brass samples: stars, teardrops and a lattice.

What it meansPierced metal lanterns are made across North Africa, Egypt and the Levant by punching or sawing patterns into sheets of brass or tin. In Egypt the fanous is especially linked with Ramadan, when lanterns are hung in streets and carried by children.

Where it worksA warm, glowing plate for a hallway, a dining room or a child's room.

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