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    The palmette is a motif in decorative art which, in its most characteristic expression, resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree. It has a far-reaching...
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    palmette is a motif in decorative art which, in its most characteristic expression, resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree. Flame palmettes are...
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  • Oxford Palmette Class is the name given both to a class of ancient Attic kylikes and to the group of vase painters that made them. The Oxford Palmette Class...
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    front, and only seven on the back. Below appears the main motif, a flame palmette, growing among pebbles. The front and the back of the Pataliputra capital...
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    framing a "flame palmette" surrounded by small rosette flowers, 3rd BCE Rampurva bull capital, detail of the abacus, with two "flame palmettes" framing a lotus...
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    The Tomb of the Palmettes (Greek: Τάφος των Ανθεμίων, romanized: tafos tо̄n anthemiо̄n), sometimes known as the Rhomiopoulou Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian...
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    repertoire tended to be highly stylised. Vegetable motifs such as the palmette, lotus and tendril volute were characteristic of Greek decoration, and...
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    the center on a white square; The coat of arms of the Republic are: a Palmette [sic] surmounted by the liberty cap, and under the palms a trophy of arms...
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    the Diver, for example the Tomb of the Palmettes, found in Macedonia, is adorned with its namesake palmettes which can likewise be found on the four...
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    a flame palmette, which started with the Pataliputra capital. However the design of the central post is now simpler, with the flame palmette taking all...
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