Their hallmark was the art of zellij, an Islamic mosaic style made from hand-chiseled tiles arranged in intricate geometric patterns. Symmetry and abstraction dominated these designs ...

This 15th century mosaic tile features plant and floral designs Nature is often an inspiration for artists. In some art from the Islamic world, you will find repeating patterns of flowers and plants.

As a result of the prohibition of such depictions in most Sunni Muslim schools of thought, geometric patterns came to be widely prevalent in Islamic art ... whose mosaic tiles, assembled by ...