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The stepped shadow of a crenellated parapet falls diagonally across a rose and plaster wall and cuts through a small saffron niche.
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Afternoon Shadow

No. 11 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThe stepped shadow of a crenellated parapet falls diagonally across a rose and plaster wall and cuts through a small saffron niche.

What it meansStepped crenellations crown many early mosques and city walls; the slow crossing of their shadow over a courtyard wall marks the hours of the day.

Where it worksA calm piece for a bedroom or a quiet corner.

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Two dunes in henna and saffron, one with a shaded slip face, lie under a small rose moon in an indigo sky.Dune MoonNo. 12
A henna clay jar with a looped handle and rose bands stands on an indigo ledge before a rose disc on lapis blue.Water JarNo. 13
Saffron lanterns with henna caps hang at different heights from fine cords, each in a soft circle of light on a kohl ground.LanternsNo. 14
A tiered indigo minaret with a small saffron crescent rises across a ground divided into rose and plaster, beside a low sun; on the square and wide formats a dome sits at its foot.MinaretNo. 15
A saffron square and an indigo square overlap to form an eight-pointed star, their shared centre turning malachite.Eight PointNo. 16
Indigo water channels cross at a central pool, dividing green beds dotted with saffron orange trees.Four GardensNo. 17
A half disc, a crescent, an arch, a square, a triangle and a dot float in balance on a henna ground.ShardsNo. 18
Horseshoe arches of alternating henna and plaster voussoirs open onto darkness in an ochre wall: one arch on the upright formats, a pair on the wide ones, and a small arched window above the door on the tallest.Banded ArchNo. 19

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