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A framed field of eight-pointed stars with ivory rims, each holding a cobalt field, a gold star and a red heart, fitted point to point with turquoise crosses, every tile set in a fine dark joint.
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Islamic Art

Star and Cross

No. 20 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA framed field of eight-pointed stars with ivory rims, each holding a cobalt field, a gold star and a red heart, fitted point to point with turquoise crosses, every tile set in a fine dark joint.

What it meansThe star-and-cross tiling, each star two squares at forty-five degrees and the crosses filling the gaps, is a classic of Islamic tilework from Kashan to Morocco.

Where it worksBrings the feel of a tiled wall to a kitchen, bathroom or entrance.

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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 ten-pointed gold star ringed by turquoise petals and red points, all bound in interlaced ivory bands on a lapis panel, with a quarter of the same knot set into each corner.Ten-Fold KnotNo. 1
Eight ivory ribs cross inside a gold ring on deep blue, making an eight-pointed star with an octagon at its heart; the cells between them lighten from blue at the rim through turquoise to pale honey at the centre.Ribbed DomeNo. 2
A tall pointed arch sits in six nested bands of ivory, red and turquoise over a cobalt field of fine six-fold lines, with gold columns and two star rosettes in the spandrels.MihrabNo. 3
A tall glass lamp with a flared neck, a broad body and a high foot hangs on gold chains; its cobalt bands are pierced with rows of small stars and three large star windows, all lit warm from the flame inside.The LampNo. 4
An arcade of horseshoe arches on slender dark piers, every arch built of alternating terracotta and cream wedge stones, under a gold rule in a deep, warm hall.VoussoirsNo. 5
A symmetrical spray rises from two curling saz leaves to a red tulip at the top, with cobalt carnations, turquoise tulips and red rosettes on either side, framed in a blue border.Iznik Tulip TileNo. 6
A framed panel of white tiles, each with a cobalt rosette and red tulips pointing to its four sides and curving saz stems reaching to the corners, where quarter-circles meet in scalloped cobalt medallions; the frame falls on the tiles' own centre lines.Four TilesNo. 7
A framed field of lapis eight-point stars with gold centres, turquoise petals and small red four-point stars, bound together by interlaced gold bands.Painted CeilingNo. 8

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