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68 EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART
This pattern, however, is very seldom found
as a general architectural ornament until we
come down to the dull
sterility of the Ptole-
maic and Roman age.
Then the lower part of
each wall is uniformly
ruled with an endless
133.—p. 88. l.d. iv. 84. series of flowers and
buds on long stems in monotonous order.
We now come to the ornamental de-
velopment of the flower into a monstrosity,
which is only decorative and not natural,
and which requires some thought and com-
parison to understand its origin.
First there is the fleur-de-lys
type, with curled-over sides and
a middle projection. This has
i34"!^p.79. not been yet explained satisfac-
torily ; but a principle which was first
This pattern, however, is very seldom found
as a general architectural ornament until we
come down to the dull
sterility of the Ptole-
maic and Roman age.
Then the lower part of
each wall is uniformly
ruled with an endless
133.—p. 88. l.d. iv. 84. series of flowers and
buds on long stems in monotonous order.
We now come to the ornamental de-
velopment of the flower into a monstrosity,
which is only decorative and not natural,
and which requires some thought and com-
parison to understand its origin.
First there is the fleur-de-lys
type, with curled-over sides and
a middle projection. This has
i34"!^p.79. not been yet explained satisfac-
torily ; but a principle which was first