21 cm hand painted ceramic plate with the graceful figure of a dancing dervish on a blue background and with Persian calligraphy "Nastaliq".

21 cm hand-painted ceramic plate with a graceful figure of a whirling dervish in white on a dark blue background and with calligraphic elements "Nastaliq" in Persian language along the drawing, depicting the mystical whirling meditation ceremony known as Sema, a dance of love and unity. This has been part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO since 2008 in the Turkey section.

The term “dervish” comes from the Persian درویش, just as the spiritual movement of Sufism, of which they are members, originated there. The Mevlevi order of Turkey is very famous, founded by the disciples of the famous Persian poet and scholar Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi in the 13th century and based in Konya, where his tomb and museum can be visited.