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Sebka (Arabic: شبكة, romanized: shabaka, lit. 'net'): 80
refers to a type of
decorative motif used in
western Islamic ("Moorish")
architecture and Mudéjar...
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trefoil shape.: 32, 34 A
sebka or darj wa ktaf
motif on one of the
facades of the H****an
Tower in
Rabat Another variation on the
sebka motif, with a trefoil-like...
- spandrels. The two
other vertical zones of the
facades feature large panels of
sebka motifs, each of
which springs from a
blind arcade of
polylobed arches supported...
- the wall
surfaces above them are
carved with a
characteristic Moroccan sebka motif. Inside, the
mausoleum chamber is
covered by a dome of ****gany wood...
- : 32, 34 A
sebka or darj wa ktaf
motif on one of the
facades of the H****an
Tower in Rabat,
Morocco (late 12th century)
Variation of the
sebka motif with...
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promoted new
forms and
decorative designs such as the
multifoil arch and the
sebka motif,
probably influenced by the Caliphate-period
architecture of Córdoba...
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covered by an
interlacing sebka motif (a
lobed lozenge-like or "net"-like pattern),
carved into the
brick surface.
Below this
sebka zone, on the street-facing...
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south side
there are
caliphal columns that
support arches with
decoration (
sebka) of plaster. This
decoration covers a porch. In the
porch there is an entrance...
- Bou
Inania Madrasa in Fez (1350–1355),
within the
sunken spaces of the
sebka motif.: 336 In the 16th
century most of
North Africa came
under Ottoman...
- set into the
sides of the tower. Its
exterior is
decorated with
panels of
sebka patterning as well as
engaged columns and
capitals carved from the same...
