Maternal Roots
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Arabic from the Hadith:
    Al jannatu tahta akdam il ummahat - Paradise lies under the feet of mothers

Hebrew from the Sefer Yetzirah:
    Shalosh emot EM'Sh, sod gadol muflah, micHusa v'cHatom b'shesh tabbaot
    - Three mothers Alef Mem Shin (air, water, fire), a great and awesome secret,
      covered and engraved in six natures/rings.

Acid etched copper, fretwork, layered enamels, repousse, magenta acrylic mirror. Backed in oak.   31" x 17.5"