Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the Madrasa. Fes. Morocco
Spain - The Alcazar Interior, SevilleBlack and white lantern slide of royal palace, the Alcazar. Here, we can see the geometric patterns frequented by Muslim architecture in the interior arches
Slice of Canyon Diablo meteoriteIron meteorites, when sliced open and etched with acid, typically show a distinctive criss-cross pattern called a Widmanstatten pattern. This slice is 15cm across
Roman mosaic. 4th-5th century. From roman villa of Pacs. CatRoman mosaic. Geometric. 4th-5th century. From roman villa of Pacs. Catalonia. Diocesan Museum. Barcelona. Spain
Judaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Jewish Museum Berlin. GJudaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Often consisted of scrolls written in Hebrew and the texts were combined with motifs geom?tircos or magical figures
Design for Dress Silk or Print in brown and black. Body colour. Gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1929
Design for Woven Textile, art deco styleDesign for Woven Textile in art deco style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1933
Design for wallpaper with peacock feathersDesign for wallpaper with stylised peacock feathers. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1905
London Life front cover with Paris fashionsFront cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London
Book cover, Wayside and Woodland Blossoms, A Pocket Guide to British Wild Flowers, by Edward Step FLS, with colour plates by Mabel E Step. Date: late 19th century
Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. GermanyMosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Spain. Teruel. Tower of Saint MartinSpain. Teruel. Tower of the Church of Saint Martin. Mudejar. 14th century
Black and white television test card. 1950s
RMS Majestic, First Class cast iron bed single endsRMS MAJESTIC: First-Class cast iron bed single ends with pierced geometric decoration
Wireless Whist playing cards scorecard, Art Deco design
Large bowl. Painted ceramic. Mixteca-Puebla style. Late Postclassic Period (1350-1520 AD). Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018
Plate with figurative and geometric decoration. Painted ceramic. Western culture. Late Postclassic Period (1250-1500 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018
Italy, Pompeii. House of the Wild Boar (Street of Abundance). Roman mosaic of the atrium depicting geometric motifs. In the centre a hunting scene: dogs attacking a wild boar. Date: 2014
Greek art. 8th century B. C. Terracotta funerary krater. MetrGreek art. 8th century B.C. Terracotta funerary krater dated between 750 and 735 depicting the deceased lying and surrounded by his family. At the bottom, a procession of chariots and foot soldiers
Sokol Festival, Masaryk Stadium, Prague, CzechoslovakiaAerial view of people in formation at the Sokol Festival, Masaryk Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Date: 1948
Colombia. Tierradentro. Archaeological ParkCOLOMBIA. Inza. Archaeological park of Tierradentro. Loma de Segovia. Hypogeum decorated with geometric forms, 6th-10th c. Formation period of Tierradentro Culture. Maya art. Architecture
Shells of Hermann s, padloper, geometric tortoisesHermanns tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3, underside of Hermanns tortoise4, and European pond turtle
Variety tea cup and saucerGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety teapot, undersideGlazed porcelain teapot and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
JugGlazed earthenware jug with floral and geometric decoration, probably made in ǡ nakkale, Turkey, c.1870-1880. Date: 1870-1880
Wiener Werkstatte, design group, Vienna Date: early 20th century
A sketch by Fish showing showing the illuminated floor of the Florida Nightclub in Paris, 1926 - the illuminated legs create intricate and ever changing geometric figures Date: 1926
Felicia Sorel and Senia Gluck in a pose from theirFelicia Sorel and Senia Gluck (Gluck Sandor) in a pose from their Geometric Charleston, who will be giving a series of concerts in New York, 1927 Date: 1927
Christmas card with geometrical designs and verse in gothic script. circa 1880
Geometric tortoise and radiated tortoiseGeometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus (Testudo geometrica) endangered, and radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata (Testudo radiata) critically endangered
Florida softshell turtle, spur-thighedFlorida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox 1, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca 2 (vulnerable), and geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3 (endangered)
Chelonia turtles and tortoisesChelonia: Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (critically endangered), Argentine snake-necked turtle, Hydromedusa tectifera, Mata mata
Turtles and tortoisesScorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides 1, endangered geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 2, marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata 3, African spurred tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata 4
Printing blocks used at floor cloth factory, SW LondonSix printing blocks used to create one pattern at the Smith and Baber floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London. Date: 1842
Victorian Christmas card with verse in gothic lettering. 19th century
Swahili women dressing each others hair, East AfricaSwahili women of East Africa (then part of the British Empire), dressing each others hair. Date: 1922
Christmas card in the shape of a sewing box, open to reveal items inside and a greeting under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Geometric Design
PEARL OF PLAGE 1926A young lady in a matching hat & one-piece bathing costume in a bold geometric print with plunging v-neck & tassel trim is watched by a host of admirers from a jetty. Date: 1926
Maiolica plateTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) plate, hand-painted with a linear geometric interlacing pattern of squares, flower heads and curved lines, made in Montelupo, Italy, c.1575-1625. Date: 1575-1625
BoxStraw-work box decorated with an abstract geometric design in coloured straw with a black lacquered interior, containing four straw-work boxes inside which are hand-made Happy Families cards
Roman mosaic with a cube pattern giving a three dimensional effect. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Royal Game of Ur. Early Dynastic III Period. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Dionysus fighting with the Indians. Mosaic. Palazzo MassimoPavement mosaic depicting Dionysus fighting with the Indians. 4th century. From Villa Rufinella. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy
Roman mosaic with Dyonysius headMosaic of a Roman villa decorated with geometric motifs and Dionysius head with fruit and ivy in hIs hair in the center. Pitchers with ivy in the corners
Pyxis decorated. Geometric period. GreeceGreek Art. Geometric perios. Pyxis decorated with geometric motifs and lid topped with figures of horses. Greece. Kerameikos Museum. Athens
Girls Plaid Dress 1930SA tailored dress for a teenage girl cut in panels to make clever use of the plaid fabric. Worn with a plain fabric Peter Pan collar & geometric belt. Date: 1930s
Choctaw Indian Princess, Oklahoma, USAChoctaw Indian Princess in traditional costume, Oklahoma, USA. Date: 1946
