Patterns & Motifs - France - line art Ornament for a dish by Bernard Palissy (1509-1590) Palissy was a French Huguenot (Protestant) potter, writer and artist. He was jailed for his religion in his early years but his talent caused him to be freed into

Patterns & Motifs - Malta - (Color) An example of lace from the Island of Malta c. 1850 The Italians have a wonderful expression that describes lace as "stitches in the air"

Patterns & Motifs - line art Assyrian Ornament Highly stylized motifs and decorative patterns. Assyria is an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia (modern day northern Iraq and south eastern Turkey) which lies between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia

Patterns & Motifs - line art Assyrian Ornament c. 1300BC Assyria is an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia (modern day northern Iraq and south eastern Turkey) which lies between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia is Greek for "between the rivers")

Patterns & Motifs - line art Persian Ornament Ceramics from Ispahan a city in Iran. (1600-1700) Persia is the western name for Iran The people of this land have always called their country Iran (the land of the Aryans). In 1935 the name was officially ch

Patterns & Motifs - line art Assyrian Ornaments Assyria is an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia (modern day northern Iraq and south eastern Turkey) which lies between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia is Greek for "between the rivers") - arguabl

Patterns & Motifs - line art Persian Ornament Highly stylized motifs and decorative patterns. vertical and horizontal, circle, round, circular