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A field of eight-fold star pattern on terracotta: cream straps weave over and under round large sand stars, each filled with a finer pattern of small navy stars and dark four-pointed stars, among green and navy shapes.
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Stars within Stars

No. 39 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA field of eight-fold star pattern on terracotta: cream straps weave over and under round large sand stars, each filled with a finer pattern of small navy stars and dark four-pointed stars, among green and navy shapes.

What it meansIslamic designers sometimes set a pattern inside another of the same family at a smaller scale, so that the eye finds stars within stars. Here both levels come from one grid of octagons and squares, the smaller three times finer than the larger.

Where it worksA warm, intricate plate for a living room, a dining room or a hallway.

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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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