The decorative periods . ument;I, 2 and 4 show the decorative i and 2, Plate 2, are from aceiling in Athens; Figure 3 from a Me-di:cval tile ; 4 from an altar; 5 an an-cient Etruscan gem ; Figure 6, a conventionalized Egyptianform ; 7 is a detail from the Myth of Osiris ; 8, an ancient treat-ment ; 9 shows the Sphinx, and, to ourmind, the origin of the fleur-de-lis in thelotus trefoil. The trefoil has been al-ways popular in decoration as well asheraldry, because anything symbolizingthe Trinity seemed to confer blessingand protection. Very little is known of ancient Egyptexcept f
The decorative periods . ument;I, 2 and 4 show the decorative i and 2, Plate 2, are from aceiling in Athens; Figure 3 from a Me-di:cval tile ; 4 from an altar; 5 an an-cient Etruscan gem ; Figure 6, a conventionalized Egyptianform ; 7 is a detail from the Myth of Osiris ; 8, an ancient treat-ment ; 9 shows the Sphinx, and, to ourmind, the origin of the fleur-de-lis in thelotus trefoil. The trefoil has been al-ways popular in decoration as well asheraldry, because anything symbolizingthe Trinity seemed to confer blessingand protection. Very little is known of ancient Egyptexcept from what still remains as evi-dence of its former greatness : the Pyra-mids, the Labyrinth, containing 3,000apartments and the Catacombs, consist-ing of excavations of great extent, usedfor the burial of the dead. Egyptian artwas at its height 3,000 years ago, and itsmost distinguishing features consist ofhieroglyphics, nude human figures,winged globes, the ram, the sparrowASSYRIAN hawk, dung beetle, symbolic animals and. 24 The Decorative Periods
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