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A keel-shaped arch in ten-fold girih of ink, slate and white with touches of gold, around a pale inner field; its tiles slip down and to the right.
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Keel Arch

No. 5 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA keel-shaped arch in ten-fold girih of ink, slate and white with touches of gold, around a pale inner field; its tiles slip down and to the right.

What it meansThe keel arch, with its shoulders and short point, was used in Fatimid and Mamluk Cairo on mosque facades and niches.

Where it worksA restrained monochrome piece for a study, office or modern living room.

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3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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A small round arch in a narrow band of gold eight-pointed stars on deep blue, with only a few tiles straying from its edge.Small GateNo. 6
A circular fragment of ten-fold girih tilework in turquoise and ink, coming apart along one side and drifting across the paper.Rosette DriftNo. 7
A pointed horseshoe arch in twelve-fold stars of green, honey and terracotta, the tiles falling away down and to the left.Nasrid ArchNo. 8
A tall pointed arch of deep blue twelve-fold tilework holding a much paler, finer star pattern inside, like light through a window; the outer tiles rise and scatter.Window of LightNo. 9
A rectangular doorway filled with a pale, finer star pattern, set in a deep frame of green, honey and black khatam stars that come loose and drift off to the right.Square DoorNo. 10
A pointed mihrab niche in twelve-fold stars of ink and grey with gold centres, its tiles loosening and falling below the frame.Ink MihrabNo. 11
A round-headed arch in emerald, mint and white twelve-pointed stars, the pattern unravelling to the right.Twelve StarsNo. 12
A small pointed niche in a dense frame of ink-blue six-pointed stars with a pale, finer pattern inside and a single gold keystone; only a handful of tiles slip from one corner.Quiet NicheNo. 13

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