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A small split palmette on a slender stem, with two curling tendrils, drawn in blue on ivory.
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Split Palmette

No. 13 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA small split palmette on a slender stem, with two curling tendrils, drawn in blue on ivory.

What it meansThe split palmette, two half-palmettes rising from one base, is the basic unit from which larger arabesques are composed.

Where it worksSmall and quiet, it suits a bedside, a bathroom or a gallery wall with other prints.

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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 scalloped ivory medallion, mirrored on both axes, filled with blue scrolls and coral blossoms on a turquoise ground, with quarter rosettes in the corners.Turquoise MedallionNo. 14
A single stylised blossom in lapis, gold, coral and turquoise on a short stem with two curling leaves, set on a plaster ground.HatayiNo. 15
Two gold bands spiral out from a common base on a lapis ground, with a hatayi blossom rising between them and half-palmettes curling from their lower curves.Spiral PairNo. 16
A fine allover scroll in two tones of gold on ivory, framed by a thin gold rule.HalkarNo. 17
A gold-edged blue teardrop holding a single hatayi blossom on a slender stem hangs from a fine gold cord, surrounded by faint rays.PendantNo. 18
Ivory roundels ringed in lapis, each holding four split palmettes around a gold rosette, repeat across a turquoise ground.RoundelsNo. 19
Ivory scrolls with blue half-palmettes and pale blossoms cover a coral red ground in a mirrored repeat.Coral ScrollNo. 20
An illuminated headpiece in lapis and gold, with a domed crown, a plain ivory cartouche and fine blue rays running out into the margin; on taller sheets a field of pale gold scrollwork sits below it where the text would be.HeadpieceNo. 1

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