[Illustration: FIG. 1.--PART OF A LINEN COVERING OVER-WROUGHT WITH
ORNAMENT IN LOOPS OF COLOURED WOOLS.
Egypto-Roman of the 3rd or 4th century A.D. (Victoria and Albert
Museum, South Kensington.)]
[Illustration: FIG. 2.--PART OF A LINEN COVERING OVER-WROUGHT WITH
ORNAMENT IN LOOPS OF DARK-BROWN WOOL.
Egypto-Roman of the 3rd or 4th century A.D. (Victoria and Albert
Museum, South Kensington.)]
[Illustration: FIG. 3.--CUT PILE TURKEY CARPET, 18th CENTURY,
EXEMPLIFYING SUCH CHARACTERISTIC ANGULAR TREATMENT OF QUASI-BOTANICAL
FORMS AS IS USUALLY FOUND IN CARPETS AND RUGS MADE IN ASIA MINOR. FROM
DESIGNS OF PERSIAN OR MOSIL ORIGIN. (Victoria and Albert Museum, South
Kensington.)]