Solid Copper Hand Carved Mythological Wall Art

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Quenn Of The Snakes SHAHMARAN (*) design decorative tray or wall plate.

Size 34 cm \ 13.4 inches.

Mythological iconography … Read more Quenn Of The Snakes SHAHMARAN (*) design decorative tray or wall plate.

Size 34 cm \ 13.4 inches.

Mythological iconography defines the hand-chiseled surface of this solid copper vessel. Intricate relief work brings the legendary serpent figure to life across the circular metallic plane. Deep textural contrasts emphasize the rich heritage of traditional Anatolian metalcraft.

Master artisans shape the heavy gauge copper sheet entirely by hand using traditional embossing and chasing techniques. Every contour of the mythical narrative is meticulously hammered into the metal body. The polished rim frames the center relief while maintaining functional durability for daily display or service.

(*)STORY;

wiki: Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half woman and half snake, the first human she encounters is a young man named Camasb (also known as Yada Jamsab). Camasb gets stuck in a cave after he tries to steal honey with a few friends, his friends leave him alone in the cave. He decides to explore the cave and finds a passage to a chamber that looks like a mystical and beautiful garden with thousands of off-white colored snakes and the Shahmaran living together harmoniously. At this point Shahmaran and Camasb fall in love and live in the cave chamber, and the Shahmaran teaches him about medicines and medicinal herbs. Camasb misses living above ground and wants to leave, he tells the Shahmaran he will not share the secret of her living there. Many years pass.

The king of the town of Tarsus becomes ill and the vizier discovers the treatment of his condition requires the Shahmaran flesh. Camasb tells the towns people where Shahmaran lives, according to the legend Shahmaran says, “blanch me in an earthen dish, give my extract to the vizier, and feed my flesh to the sultan.” They bring her to the town and kill her in a bath called, "Şahmaran Hamam". The king eats her flesh and lives, the vizier drinks the extract and dies. Camasb drinks the water of Shahmaran and becomes a doctor, by gaining the Shahmaran's wisdom. See less