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Chambers 1908 Vitruvian Scroll - Public domain book illustration

Chambers 1908 Vitruvian Scroll - Public domain book illustration

Illustration from 1908 Chambers's Twentieth Century. Vitruvian, adj. denoting a peculiar kind of convoluted scrollwork, so named from Vitruvius, a Roman architect under Augustus.)

Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4214 - Bottom (2)

Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4214 - Bottom (2)

The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one of the manifestations of the sun god. Representations of these beetles were used as amulets, and for ritual or administrative p... More

Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4214 - Bottom

Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4214 - Bottom

The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one of the manifestations of the sun god. Representations of these beetles were used as amulets, and for ritual or administrative p... More

Japanese - Fuchi with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511078 - Back

Japanese - Fuchi with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511078 - Back

This scroll work design imitates decoration on lacquer ware. The motif is carved into layers of lacquers, often revealing different colors in the various layers. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1079.

Japanese - Fuchi with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511078

Japanese - Fuchi with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511078

This scroll work design imitates decoration on lacquer ware. The motif is carved into layers of lacquers, often revealing different colors in the various layers. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1079.

Japanese - Kashira with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511079

Japanese - Kashira with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511079

This scroll work design imitates decoration on lacquer ware. The motif is carved into layers of lacquers, often revealing different colors in the various layers. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1078.

Pierre Courteys - Footed Dish with the Judgment of Paris - Walters 44169 - View A

Pierre Courteys - Footed Dish with the Judgment of Paris - Walters 441...

This footed dish is exhibited to show the decoration of the underside, here with fruit swags, acanthus leaves, scrolled patterns, and fanciful heads, all adapted from prints that were produced specifically to p... More

Pierre Courteys - Oval Dish with River God and the Wedding Feast of Psyche - Walters 44286 - Obverse

Pierre Courteys - Oval Dish with River God and the Wedding Feast of Ps...

The elegance and virtuosity of Pierre Courteys, who signed and dated this oval dish, comes out in the deceptively simple composition on the underside. The reclining river god is based on an engraving by the inf... More

Pierre Courteys - Oval Dish with River God and the Wedding Feast of Psyche - Walters 44286 - Reverse

Pierre Courteys - Oval Dish with River God and the Wedding Feast of Ps...

The elegance and virtuosity of Pierre Courteys, who signed and dated this oval dish, comes out in the deceptively simple composition on the underside. The reclining river god is based on an engraving by the inf... More

Scroll ornament by Fred.Weber 02

Scroll ornament by Fred.Weber 02

Scroll decoration from a pattern book published in 1895

Scroll ornament by Fred.Weber 01

Scroll ornament by Fred.Weber 01

Scroll decoration from a pattern book published in 1895

Orna085-Kettenbaender

Orna085-Kettenbaender

Orna085-Kettenbaender

Orna089-Flechtband

Orna089-Flechtband

Orna089-Flechtband

Orna091-Blumen-Rosettenband

Orna091-Blumen-Rosettenband

Orna091-Blumen-Rosettenband

Orna092-Palmettenband

Orna092-Palmettenband

Orna092-Palmettenband

Orna093-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna093-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna093-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna094-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna094-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna094-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna095-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna095-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna095-Blatt-Rankenband

Orna097-Wasserwogenband

Orna097-Wasserwogenband

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Orna125-Sauelenschaefte

Orna125-Sauelenschaefte

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Armenian rugs, erusaxemi xjankarner1

Armenian rugs, erusaxemi xjankarner1

Armenian rugs, erusaxemi xjankarner1 Public domain photograph related to middle ages, medieval art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Orna088-Flechtband

Orna088-Flechtband

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Orna086-Flechtband

Orna086-Flechtband

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bowl with Cloud Scrolls and Chrysanthemum Sprays LACMA 66.3.5

Bowl with Cloud Scrolls and Chrysanthemum Sprays LACMA 66.3.5

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 13th-14th century Furnishings; Serviceware Wheel-thrown stoneware with incised and slip-filled decoration and green glaze Gift of His Excellency, Park Chung Hee, President of... More

Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures LACMA AC1997.50.1.1-.2

Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Crea...

China, Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black lacquer on hemp core with red and yellow painted decoration and silver foil inlays Far Eastern Art Council Acquisition Fu... More

Lidded Incense Burner (Boshanlu) with Cloud Scrolls LACMA M.2000.190.3a-b

Lidded Incense Burner (Boshanlu) with Cloud Scrolls LACMA M.2000.190.3...

China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 Tools and Equipment; burners Wheel-thrown stoneware with cut and incised decoration Gift of Richard Brustlin (M.2000.190.3a-b) Chinese Art

Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Duoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds, Animals, and Birds LACMA M.2001.32.1a-b

Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Duoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds, Animals, ...

China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil inlay Pur... More

Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds LACMA M.2001.32.2a-b

Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds an...

China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with black and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil... More

Small Round Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds LACMA M.2001.32.3a-b

Small Round Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds...

China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with red and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil i... More

Lidded Funerary Jar (Hu) with Cloud Scrolls LACMA M.2003.52a-b

Lidded Funerary Jar (Hu) with Cloud Scrolls LACMA M.2003.52a-b

China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Serviceware Wheel-thrown earthenware with painted decoration a) Lid: 2 x 8 3/4 in. (5.08 x 22.23 cm); b) Jar: 21 1/2 x 16 in. (54.61 x 40... More

Tile panel mandorla Louvre OA3919-2-247e

Tile panel mandorla Louvre OA3919-2-247e

Tile panel with mandorla. Fritware (stonepaste), transparent glaze, painted underglaze on slip. Turkey: Iznik, second half of the 16th century. Français : Panneau de revêtement à la mandorle. Céramique silice... More

Mug animals Iznik UCAD13072

Mug animals Iznik UCAD13072

Mug with animals. Earthenware, painted with slip on slip, under transparent glaze. Français : Chope aux animaux. Céramique siliceuse, décor peint à l'engobe sur engobe et sous glaçure tranparente.

Arabesque Drawn Examples

Arabesque Drawn Examples

Examples of the basic form of the European arabesque, taken from existing monuments. Drawings based on illustrations in Talbot-Rice, Byzantine Art, Penguin Books, 1968, plates 109-114. Note the common core ele... More

The Urn Blickling

The Urn Blickling

The listed urn is located in the parterre at Blickling Hall. The urn dates back to the 18th century and is decorated in a vitruvian scroll

The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17972067598)

The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17972067598)

Title: The American Museum journal Identifier: americanmuseumjo04amer (find matches) Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s) Authors: American Museum of Natural History Subjects: Natural history Publisher: New York : Amer... More

The sacred beetle- a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history (1902) (14581945590)

The sacred beetle- a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and h...

Identifier: sacredbeetlepopu00wardrich (find matches) Title: The sacred beetle: a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Ward, John, 1832-1912 Griffith, F. Ll. (F... More