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Ghalamzani is the name for Persian hand engraving art of carving superb designs on various metals such as copper, brass, silver and gold. 

The historical discoveries belonging to ancient times as the Sassanid (700AD), the Seljuk - (100 AD) and the Safavid (1600 AD) dynasties indicate a few of the outstanding metal work periods.

The first step in Ghalamzani is to select the metal. Then tar covering behind the metal to absorb the shock of the hammer. After that, it is time to make designations on the copper. 

The last step of Ghalamzani is engraving with different sorts of tools whose result will be decorating the metal with geometric and miniature designs which will be created through engraving, grazing or pressing the metal surface.

Isfahan is the main center for engraving. The artistic work of this course made by the artists is the glorious and undeniable indication of Previous metal work of Iran and Isfahan.

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