The palmette is a motif in decorative art which, in its most characteristic expression, resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree. It has a far-reaching...
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palmette is a motif in decorative art which, in its most characteristic expression, resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree. Flame palmettes are...
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front, and only seven on the back. Below appears the main motif, a flame palmette, growing among pebbles. The front and the back of the Pataliputra capital...
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Oxford Palmette Class is the name given both to a class of ancient Attic kylikes and to the group of vase painters that made them. The Oxford Palmette Class...
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framing a "flame palmette" surrounded by small rosette flowers, 3rd BCE Rampurva bull capital, detail of the abacus, with two "flame palmettes" framing a lotus...
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The Tomb of the Palmettes (Greek: Τάφος των Ανθεμίων, romanized: tafos tо̄n anthemiо̄n), sometimes known as the Rhomiopoulou Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian...
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repertoire tended to be highly stylised. Vegetable motifs such as the palmette, lotus and tendril volute were characteristic of Greek decoration, and...
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the center on a white square; The coat of arms of the Republic are: a Palmette [sic] surmounted by the liberty cap, and under the palms a trophy of arms...
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the Diver, for example the Tomb of the Palmettes, found in Macedonia, is adorned with its namesake palmettes which can likewise be found on the four...
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a flame palmette, which started with the Pataliputra capital. However the design of the central post is now simpler, with the flame palmette taking all...
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Athena Nike. Flame palmettes were then introduced into friezes of floral motifs in replacement of the regular palmette. Flame palmettes are used extensively...
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British Museum Rampurva bull capital, detail of the abacus, with two "flame palmettes" framing a lotus surrounded by small rosette flowers. Symbols of Ashoka...
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Dacian bracelets (section Description of the silver multi-spiral bracelets with palmettes and protomes at both terminals)
of their jewelry was the large multi-spiral bracelets; engraved with palmettes towards the ends and terminating in the shape of an animal head, usually...
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(disambiguation) Iris florentina Iris pseudacorus Jessant-de-lys Lilium Palmette Prince of Wales's feathers Shamrock Scottish thistle Tree of Life Use of...
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Maltese cross enamelled in red with white enamel outline and with golden palmette-like rays between the arms. A white enamel crowned eagle with spread wings...
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Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina...
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Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina...
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Hammadi library New Testament papyri The papyrus plant in Egyptian art Palmette "Papyrus definition". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 20 November 2008. "Papyrus"...
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purely Buddhist symbols are quite rare. However, motifs of triratnas and palmettes (already visible in the Pataliputra capital, 3rd century BCE) appear in...
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Kufic and cursive Arabic inscriptions as well as vegetal motifs such as palmettes and acanthus leaves. The structures also featured painted decoration in...
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with the sura title as the main feature, often written in gold, with a palmette extending into the margin", comments Marcus Fraser. Its use in transcribing...
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Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina...
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are very important in most Eurasian traditions, where motifs such as the palmette and vine scroll have passed east and west for over two millennia. One form...
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helmet decorated with Skylla holding a rudder, neck guard decorated with a palmette. TIMO R: bull butting right; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ...
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shapes. The most common is a ring-shaped for the forefinger surmounted by a palmette, on which the thumb is pressed to stabilize the lamp. Other handles can...
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may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, palmette or some other sculpted feature. Acroteria are also found in Gothic architecture...
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corporate logos. Stylized ruyi often function as a kind of ante-fixae or palmette in traditional and modern architecture. Two types of ruyi are seen in Chinese...
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branches that are tied to a trellis in a radiating pattern. Baldassari palmette: A palmette design created around 1950, used primarily for training peaches....
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Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta. Motifs included plant-based patterns (rosettes and palmettes), trees and bird-headed genies. The colors used to paint the walls included...
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laurel. There's a lot of Greco-Roman ones: stiff and flat acanthus leaves, palmettes, cornucopias, beads, amphoras, tripods, imbricated disks, caduceuses of...
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