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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.
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Small Gate

No. 6 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA small round arch in a narrow band of gold eight-pointed stars on deep blue, with only a few tiles straying from its edge.

What it meansThe round arch came into Islamic building from late Roman and Byzantine architecture and remained common in North Africa and Spain.

Where it worksA quiet, small-scale piece for a bedroom, a nook or a narrow wall.

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2:3 · 7200 × 10800 px4×6 · 8×12 · 12×18 · 16×24 · 20×30 · 24×36 in
3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
4:5 · 7200 × 9000 px4×5 · 8×10 · 16×20 · 24×30 in
11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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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
A rectangle of ten-fold zellige in terracotta, green and honey with no frame around it, breaking apart at one corner into a diagonal stream of tiles.Loose TilesNo. 14

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