Conventionalized Lotus Flower

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The lotus flower has been called the sacred flower of Ancient Egypt. As a border ornament, the lotus was alternated with the bud, usually in a pendant position, perhaps in imitation of fringes of tassels.

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Source

A. D. F. Hamlin, A History of Ornament (New York: The Century Company, 1916) 47

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