The subject of this picture is known as "the flower and the bird". It is framed in a narrow khatam frame.
This is a picture of a hunting scene, framed in a large khatam frame.
Khatam handcrafts, especially khatam frames, are some of the most popular forms of Persian handcrafs. They come in all sizes and shapes. Small peices of wood (about one fifth on an inch) are cut, painted and then glued together on a wooden frame.
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