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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.
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Square Door

No. 10 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA 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.

What it meansThe khatam, an eight-pointed star made of two overlapping squares, is one of the basic motifs of Moroccan and Persian tilework.

Where it worksA strong, simple piece for a hallway or beside a door.

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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 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
A horseshoe arch in twelve-fold tilework of cobalt and sky blue, the tiles drifting away to the left.Blue HourNo. 15
A pointed gateway in emerald and white ten-fold girih with gold accents, its lower edge coming loose in a fall of tiles.Emerald GateNo. 16
A keel arch in turquoise and ink eight-pointed stars around a pale inner field of finer stars, the outer tiles drifting up and to the right.Turquoise GateNo. 17
A round panel of twelve-fold tilework in turquoise and ink, centred on a single twelve-pointed star, with a few of its tiles slipping away.One StarNo. 18

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