Traditionally, one needed to visit an expert to purchase a talisman. But in today’s Iran, thanks to the photocopier, one can buy a photocopied talisman from the shops near the Shiite shrines.
Astrolabes and celestial globes were instruments of astrology that were extensively used in the Persian world to create astrological maps. Mainly made of brass they mostly had detailed astrological charts and maps on the inside and on the back.
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