Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 165
liest source; we have spoken of it before in our noticeof Egyptian ornament as being derived from the lotus(page 90). It appears on the rich border of the carvedthreshold (Fig. 167) ; the flower there is undoubtedly alotus, and the bud or knop may be a representation ofa fir-cone, or may be meant… … ■aV.:lii.-->^ .-•■ HV. Fig. 193.—Andro-Spliinx, Robe of Assurbanipal; from Layard. (P. & C.) of it would doubtless also be used for a ceiling decorationof the palaces. A bouquet of similar flowers is seen atFig. 196 of the date of Assurbanipal (885-860 B.C.). It isvery difficult to say…
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