"The Age of Pericles. The interval of about fifty years between the close of the Persian and the beginning…
"The Eagle is an emblem in heraldry, war, and legend. The eagle, borne upon a spear, was used by the…
"The Eagle is an emblem in heraldry, war, and legend. The eagle, borne upon a spear, was used by the…
"A Persian sword, whence Horace speaks of the Medus acinaces. The acinaces was a short and…
"Gold appears not to have been coined at Athens till the time of the Macedonian empire, with the exception…
"A robe worn by the Medes and Persians over their trowsers and other garments. It had wide sleeves,…
"The first public monuments that arose after the Persian wars were erected under the auspices of Cimon,…
"The first writer who deserves the name of a historian is Herodotus, hence called the Father of History.…
"Tiara or Tiaras, a hat with a large high crown. This was the head-dress which characterized the north-western…
"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks.…
"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks.…
"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks.…
The Caucasian Border Design. So called by the author because it is seldom found in any but the Caucasian…
The Caucasian Border Design. So called by the author because it is seldom found in any but the Caucasian…
The Caucasian Border Design. So called by the author because it is seldom found in any but the Caucasian…
The Chichi Border Design. Usually consists of an eight-petaled flower arranged on the alternate steps…
Chinese Fret, Greek Fret, and Greek Key border designs. This is suggested by the overlapping of the…
Chinese Fret, Greek Fret, and Greek Key border designs. This is suggested by the overlapping of the…
An emblem of the Mohammedan faith to remind the devout that cleanliness is next to godliness. For this…
An emblem of the Mohammedan faith to remind the devout that cleanliness is next to godliness. For this…
A border design having the appearance of a series of crabs with their claws extended. Very common in…
Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…
Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…
Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…
Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…
Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…
Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…
This design dates back to Solomon's time. It is one of the Chinese Buddhist ornaments and is therefore…
This design dates back to Solomon's time. It is one of the Chinese Buddhist ornaments and is therefore…
This design dates back to Solomon's time. It is one of the Chinese Buddhist ornaments and is therefore…
Claimed by some to have originally been intended to represent an alligator. There are exceedingly few…
Claimed by some to have originally been intended to represent an alligator. There are exceedingly few…
Crude figures of lamps, like miniature tea-pots, often hang from the prayer niche of the Turkish prayer…
Also known as trellis, diaper, and network. These names are applied to any design which is repeated…
Link in Lozenge or Spiral is a combination of two triangles with one side of each parallel with the…
Link in Lozenge or Spiral is a combination of two triangles with one side of each parallel with the…
Very much resembles our pond lily with the exception that the color is of a brilliant purple on the…
Very much resembles our pond lily with the exception that the color is of a brilliant purple on the…
Very much resembles our pond lily with the exception that the color is of a brilliant purple on the…
Very much resembles our pond lily with the exception that the color is of a brilliant purple on the…
Very much resembles our pond lily with the exception that the color is of a brilliant purple on the…
A border design also known as the zigzag, the wave crest, or the water motif. It consists of a series…
Represents the eight directions of location and is found in Turkoman, Chinese, and Caucasian products.…
Represents the eight directions of location and is found in Turkoman, Chinese, and Caucasian products.…
Represents the eight directions of location and is found in Turkoman, Chinese, and Caucasian products.…
Palace or Sunburst design known by the latter name inasmuch as its shape suggests the radii around the…
"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…
"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…
"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…