FIGS.
A, B. Diagrams of Mats.
1. Fringe on King Sargon’s tunic, in alabaster, Khorsabad
(Perrot and Chipiez, _Chaldæa and Assyria_, i., Fig. 22,
p. 97).
2. Tabernacle, bronze Gates of Balawat (Perrot and Chipiez,
_Chaldæa, etc._, i., Fig. 68, p. 194).
3. Painting of a tree in a garden from a Theban tomb (Perrot and
Chipiez, _Egypt_, ii., Fig. 1, p. 3, after Champollion, Plate
174).
4. Ornament painted on plaster, Assyria (Perrot and Chipiez,
_Chaldæa, etc._, i., Fig. 118, p. 276, after Layard).
5. Tassel on a king’s tunic, on enamelled brick from Nimroud
(Perrot and Chipiez, _Chaldæa, etc._, ii., Plate XIV.,
p. 294, after Layard).
6. Tasselled canopy over the king, on enamelled brick from
Nimroud (_loc. cit._ ii., Plate XIV., after Layard).
7. Pavilion carved in stone, Nimroud (_loc. cit._ i., Fig. 67,
p. 193).
8. Border pattern of incised stone door sill, Khorsabad (_loc.
cit._ i., Fig. 96, p. 240).
9. Enamelled brick, Nimroud (_loc. cit._ ii., Plate XIII.,
p. 294, after Layard).
10. Pattern on ivory panel, Assyrian anthemion (_loc. cit._ ii.,
Fig. 201, p. 321).
11. Anthemion on Sindh pottery (G. Birdwood, _Indust. Arts of
India_, ii. 424).
12. Egyptian anthemion, Necropolis, Thebes (xviii-xx. Dyn.)
(Perrot and Chipiez, _Chaldæa, etc._, i., Fig. 134, p. 306,
after Prisse d’Avennes).
[Illustration: Plate VIII]