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The word bahr, sea, in cream tesserae outlined in oxblood, set in rolling bands of teal and green tiles like waves, inside a chequered border.
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Bahr in Tesserae

No. 14 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThe word bahr, sea, in cream tesserae outlined in oxblood, set in rolling bands of teal and green tiles like waves, inside a chequered border.

What it meansBahr means sea. Mosaic of small stone and glass tesserae has decorated floors and walls across the Mediterranean and the Islamic world for centuries.

Where it worksFresh and cool for a bathroom, a hallway or a room by the coast.

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The word shukr, gratitude, in mustard tesserae outlined in cream and deep red on a field of oxblood tiles, inside a saw-tooth border, with tiled stars in the taller shapes.Shukr Mosaic PanelNo. 15
The word 'ilm, knowledge, in green tesserae with a mustard outline, inside a small round mosaic medallion with an oxblood rim on a pale plaster wall, with tiled stars in the tall shape.'Ilm RoundelNo. 16
Bismillah, in the name of God, in oxblood tesserae outlined in mustard on a cream tiled field, with a striped border and tiled rosettes in the taller shapes.Bismillah MosaicNo. 17
The word hikma, wisdom, in cream tesserae outlined in green on an olive tiled field, inside a saw-tooth border, with tiled diamonds in the taller shapes.Hikma MosaicNo. 18
The word sabr, patience, as a chenille patch: mustard chenille letters on oxblood and cream felt with a running stitch, on a deep green ground, with chenille stars in the taller shapes.Sabr PatchNo. 19
Ahlan wa sahlan, welcome, in mustard chenille letters edged in cream felt on a deep red patch with an overlocked mustard rim, with chenille stars above and below.Ahlan wa Sahlan PatchNo. 20
The word ward, roses, in blush chenille edged in green and pale pink felt on an olive ground, with chenille stars in the taller shapes.Ward in ChenilleNo. 21
The word hamd, praise, in oxblood chenille letters edged in cream on a round green felt patch with an oxblood rim, on a cream ground, with chenille stars in the taller shapes.Hamd RoundelNo. 22

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