Shiviti
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The dancing Arabic script dominating the copula is the central Quranic meditation (the shahada):
    la illaha ill'allah muhammadun rasul allah allah hu
    There is nothing but God; Mohammad is the messenger of God; God is Divine Essence

On each side at the base is the Hebrew word shiviti, the first word of the verse from Psalms 16:8
 often placed on the eastern wall:
    shiviti havaya li-negdi tamid - I equate all as God in relation to myself forever

Two small arabesques next to each shiviti contain small heart-shaped rubies. The crowning ornament with the single large ruby at the top is symbolic of the unity of disparate expressions of Divinity.

Acid etched copper, enamels, lab rubies. Backed in cedar.   30" x 14"