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A garden spider drawn from above with patterned abdomen and jointed legs, set in a lobed medallion on a star-lattice field.
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Creatures of the Quran

The Spider

No. 8 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA garden spider drawn from above with patterned abdomen and jointed legs, set in a lobed medallion on a star-lattice field.

What it meansAl-Ankabut (29:41) uses the spider and its house as a parable: the house looks like shelter yet it is the frailest of all houses.

Where it worksPrecise and graphic, it suits a study, an office or a gallery wall of small prints.

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A she-camel standing beside a spring that runs from a rock into a small pool, low hills and a pale sun behind.The She-CamelNo. 13
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