160 DESIGNS OF GEOMETRICAL AND half rosettes or half flowers arranged as in Fig. 1 62 are common in Eastern decoration. They are a logical development of the band design from a Hellenic vase shown in the first example in Fig. 55. The geometri- cal border-work edging the lateral and upper margins of… … FlG. 162. FIG. 163. filling, one frequently found in Oriental work. In this the four separate quarters of the centre ornament are repeated, one in each corner of the space decor- ated. The figure given in this example is a common basis of design in Persian art. In the next figure (Fig. 164) the…
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