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Three sandstone domes and two slender minarets, each topped with a small gold crescent finial, under a dusk sky running from deep violet to apricot. A large new crescent and a scatter of first stars hang above. The buildings are invented, not any particular place.
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Crescent over the Domes

No. 10 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThree sandstone domes and two slender minarets, each topped with a small gold crescent finial, under a dusk sky running from deep violet to apricot. A large new crescent and a scatter of first stars hang above. The buildings are invented, not any particular place.

What it meansThe first sighting of the new crescent at dusk marks the start of each month, and above all the beginning of Ramadan and the arrival of Eid.

Where it worksA glowing seasonal centrepiece that stays up all year; for a living room or above a dining table.

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A pointed window filled with a mashrabiya screen of turned wooden beads on a diagonal lattice, glowing with the saffron light of late afternoon. On the pale sill below stand a clay pot of basil and a small brass jug.Latticed WindowNo. 11
A gulabdan, the tall slender-necked sprinkler used for rosewater, in engraved silver standing in a shallow niche against a blush wall. Two damask roses with their stems and leaves lie on the rose table in front, and a white dish holds a heap of pink petals.RosewaterNo. 12
A string of amber prayer beads lying in a loose loop on deep teal linen, seen from above. Three brass beads divide the loop, and a gold tassel falls from the bottom. Each bead catches a small point of light and casts a soft shadow.TasbihNo. 13
A blue double door studded with brass under a horseshoe arch, framed by a teal band set with saffron stars, in a lime-washed wall. A brass ring knocker hangs on one leaf, a stone step runs in front and a pot of red geraniums stands on either side.The Blue DoorNo. 14
A large round brass tray hung on a deep green plaster wall, engraved in rings: a border of fine dots, sixteen pointed petals, a ring of small stars and two nested eight-point stars at the centre. The portrait and landscape prints add a smaller copper tray.Brass TrayNo. 15
An eight-pointed star fountain basin seen from directly above, its white rim set in a courtyard floor of pale lozenge tiles with teal dots. Rings spread from the jet at the centre, and white orange blossoms and a few leaves float on the turquoise water.Star FountainNo. 16
An arched window in a plum room at night, its panes showing a deep blue sky with the new crescent and a few stars. Terracotta curtains are tied back on either side and a small teal vase of white jasmine stands on the sill.Moon WindowNo. 17
A round orange tree in a cobalt pot with a white star, standing in front of a pointed arch over a zellige dado on a saffron wall. The terracotta floor is laid in large tiles and three fallen oranges lie beside the pot.Orange TreeNo. 18

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