the central foliage. They are sometimes winged ; indeed it is often difficult to tell whether birds or animals are depicted, and, as in many instances birds are plainly represented in similar relationship to a tree, it may be supposed that all these designs are but variations of the same theme. In… … two parts by the upright stem of a conventional tree bearing symmetrically-arranged bunches of fruit, to which two winged animals, placed one on each side of it, are reaching up. This example may be compared with the circular panels which occur in the thirteenth- century inlaid marble pavement of…
Decoration and ornament
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