Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 72
inethe dromos or avenue leading to atemple, and is occasionally foundexecuted in bronze, basalt or diorite,of small size, perhaps as an amulet.But the sphinx belongs rather tosculpture than to ornament. Feath-ers appear not only in representa-tions of great fans or royal insignia,but in the form of… … Fig. 61. Zigzags; 6,Imbrications; c, Chev-ron s. Conventional or Geometric Motives. These are of the greatest variety, and are used withconsummate skill, sometimes alone, very often in com-bination with flower-forms, especially the lotus. Fig.61 a illustrates one of many effective examples of…
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