Conventionalized Lotus Flower Small 290×320 Medium 580×640 Large 928×1024 Download TIFF Original 2174×2400 | (5.0 MB) Description The lotus flower has been called the sacred flower of Ancient Egypt. It is shown in the hands of kings and gods; laid as an offering on altars and tied to the tops of posts and columns. Keywords flowers Galleries Egyptian Ornament Source: A. D. F. Hamlin, A History of Ornament (New York: The Century Company, 1916) 47
