Patterns & Motifs - Persia - line art Persian Ornament Sassanian Persian motifs (226-642AD) 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 chan

Artifacts - Italy Marble Chimney-Piece from the Ducal Palace (Doge`s Place) at Venice. The Renaissance -- the revival of arts and literature under the influence of classical (Greek & Roman) models in the 14th - 16th centuries.

Patterns & Motifs - Persia - line art Persian Ornament Sassanian Persian motifs (224-650AD) 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 chang

Patterns & Motifs - line art Assyrian Ornament Grifinn or Gryphon - a fabulous animal with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle who guarded the "gold of the north". Assyria is an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia (modern day northern Ira

Patterns & Motifs - Italy - line art Ornament in Stone at Florence, 15th century