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Interlocking slate-blue and pale grey-blue strapwork forms a lattice of hexagonal cartouches, cross-shaped X motifs, and scalloped loops, with small star-like rosettes filling the gaps. The motif recurs in a regular, staggered grid, so the larger cartouches and smaller rosettes alternate in rhythmic diagonal bands across the surface.
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