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Decorative motif based on the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree
The palmette is a motif in decorative art which, in its most characteristic expression, resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree, like palmyra leaf
Palmette
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
Flame_palmette
Macedonian tomb at Lefkadia near Naousa
The Tomb of the Palmettes (Greek: Τάφος των Ανθεμίων, romanized: tafos tōn anthemiōn), sometimes known as the Rhomiopoulou Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian
Tomb_of_the_Palmettes
Ancient Attic kylikes and their makers
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
Oxford_Palmette_Class
Wide central section part of an entablature
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
Frieze
Bracelets associated with Dacian peoples
of their jewelry was the large multi-spiral bracelets; engraved with palmettes towards the ends and terminating in the shape of an animal head, usually
Dacian_bracelets
Buddhist complex in Madhya Pradesh, India
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
Sanchi_Stupa
Stone slab at the spot where the Buddha meditated under the Bodhi tree
consists in stylized lotuses with multiple calices, alternating with "flame palmettes" of a slightly simpler design than on the sides. A rather similar design
Vajrasana,_Bodh_Gaya
Monumental capital discovered in India
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
Pataliputra_capital
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
Flag_of_Haiti
Pruning/tying branches to flat structure
branches that are tied to a trellis in a radiating pattern. Baldassari palmette: A palmette design created around 1950, used primarily for training peaches.
Espalier
Architectural ornament of a classical building
may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, palmette or some other sculpted feature. Acroteria are also found in Gothic architecture
Acroterion
Phase in the Archaic period of ancient Greek art
repertoire tended to be highly stylised. Vegetable motifs such as the palmette, lotus and tendril volute were characteristic of Greek decoration, and
Orientalizing_period
Greek influence on Indian art
Athena Nike. Flame palmettes were then introduced into friezes of floral motifs in replacement of the regular palmette. Flame palmettes are used extensively
Hellenistic influence on Indian art
Hellenistic_influence_on_Indian_art
Ancient Greece funerary artifact in Paestum, Italy
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
Tomb_of_the_Diver
Ceremonial Celtic helmet from c. 350 BC
of bronze strips recalls Italian helmets of the Montefortino type. The palmette-based design links it to the early style of the La Tène culture. Most of
Agris_Helmet
Upper part of a column
85 cm (3113⁄16 in.); Metropolitan Museum of Art Model of a quatrefoil palmette capital; 400-30 BC; limestone; height: 23.9 cm (97⁄16 in.); Metropolitan
Capital_(architecture)
Athena Nike. Flame palmettes were then introduced into friezes of floral motifs in replacement of the regular palmette. Flame palmettes are used extensively
Architecture_of_India
Mauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BCE
to Ashoka Rampurva bull capital, detail of the abacus, with two "flame palmettes" framing a lotus surrounded by small rosette flowers. The Sudama Cave
Ashoka
Large stone slab discovered in Kankali
Indian. Particularly, the splayed pillar with recumbent lions and central palmette is considered as derived from Hellenistic Indo-Greek designs, and similar
Kankali_Tila_tablet_of_Sodasa
Type of molding in Classical architecture
columns, and the capital itself. Often the cymatium is decorated with a palmette or egg-and-dart ornament on the surface of the molding. The heights of
Cymatium
Ancient Greek vase
bears striking decorations. The neck is usually decorated with a lotus-palmette festoon or cross. The neck always terminates in a red-painted plastic ridge
Tyrrhenian_amphora
Polish decoration of merit
Maltese cross enamelled in red with white enamel outline and with golden palmette-like rays between the arms. A white enamel crowned eagle with spread wings
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Poland)
Symbol representing the heart
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Textile Gallery | IAMM". "Roundel with radiating palmettes | Sasanian | Sasanian". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-10-21
Heart_symbol
Ornamental motif
Stilfragen that acanthus ornament originated as a sculptural version of the palmette, and only later began to resemble Acanthus spinosus. In ancient Roman and
Acanthus_(ornament)
Stylized lily, heraldic symbol
(disambiguation) Iris florentina Iris pseudacorus Jessant-de-lys Lilium Palmette Prince of Wales's feathers Shamrock Scottish thistle Tree of Life Use of
Fleur-de-lis
Ancient Macedonia under Achaemenid Persian rule
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Achaemenid_Macedonia
Consort crown made for Eugénie de Montijo
in Paris. The gold crown is set with diamonds and emeralds in eagle and palmette motifs, and is topped by a monde. During the same period, a crown was made
Crown_of_Empress_Eugénie
Type of ancient Greek pottery
included inscriptions between the handle palmettes, as well as a painted strip near the upper edge. Rarely, the palmettes are replaced with animal or human figures
Lip_cup
Archeological site in Madhya Pradesh, India
the Persepolitan order, and the abundant use of the Hellenistic flame palmette or honeysuckle motif. Besides the origin of its contributors however, the
Bharhut
Ancient city in Macedonia, Greece
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
History_of_Thessaloniki
Lamp used for lighting by burning oil
shapes. The most common is a ring-shaped for the forefinger surmounted by a palmette, on which the thumb is pressed to stabilize the lamp. Other handles can
Oil_lamp
Stupa in Madhya Pradesh, India
purely Buddhist symbols are quite rare. However, motifs of triratnas and palmettes (already visible in the Pataliputra capital, 3rd century BCE) appear in
Sanchi_Stupa_No._2
Artworks that are three-dimensional objects
are very important in most Eurasian traditions, where motifs such as the palmette and vine scroll have passed east and west for over two millennia. [citation
Sculpture
Style of Arabic script
with the sura title as the main feature, often written in gold, with a palmette extending into the margin", comments Marcus Fraser. Its use in transcribing
Kufic
Administrative region of Greece
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Central_Macedonia
1040–1147 Berber dynasty in west Africa and Iberia
Kufic and cursive Arabic inscriptions as well as vegetal motifs such as palmettes and acanthus leaves. The structures also featured painted decoration in
Almoravid_dynasty
Chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France
several fragments of silk samite and lampas decorated with griffin and palmette motifs, a linen fragment bearing traces of polychrome painting, and a small
Saint_Michel_d'Aiguilhe
Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE)
goes from designs such as the bead and reel pattern, the central flame palmette design and a variety of other moldings, to the lifelike rendering of animal
Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Ancient town in Macedonia, Greece
of Aristotle near the School Kinch's Tomb Facade of the "Tomb of the Palmettes" (3rd BC) Facade of the "Tomb of Judgment" (4th/3rd C BC) Fresco from
Mieza_(Macedonia)
Early order of Classical architecture
similarity to the better known Ionic order, but differs in the capital, where a palmette rises between the two outer volutes, rather than them being linked horizontally
Aeolic_order
Figurative element of an artwork
and various types of scrollwork. Geometric, typically repeated: Meander, palmette, rosette, gul in Oriental rugs, acanthus, egg and dart, Bead and reel,
Motif_(visual_arts)
Attic volute krater, a type of vase
sphinxes which are separated from it by a band of lotus blossoms and palmettes. On the other side of the vessel, this zone features the dance of Athenian
François_Vase
Since 1671, the official crown of the Kingdom of Denmark
lily-shaped points of the French crown with palmettes and adorned the crown with a row of diamonds intertwined with palmette and acanthus. In that way a "white"
Crown_of_Christian_V
was discovered, and dated to the 3rd century BCE. It has a central flame palmette motif framed by Ionic volutes and placed between horizontal rows of decorative
Anta_capital
Ethnic group
"Foliate ornament, typically using leaves, derived from stylised half-palmettes, which were combined with spiralling stems". It usually consists of a
Arabs
Term for a handmade carpet from Iran
the Tree of life, or floral and geometric elements like, e.g., stars or palmettes. Single design elements can also be arranged in groups, forming a more
Persian_carpet
French imperial crown made in 1855
Paris. The gold crown had eagle-shaped arches and others in the form of palmettes, set with diamonds, and topped by a monde. During the same period, a consort
Crown_of_Napoleon_III
Ancient Greek grave stele
wide, in the form of a naiskos, with pilasters and a pediment featuring palmette acroteria. The relief, currently on display at the National Archaeological
Grave_Stele_of_Hegeso
Decorative pattern, characteristic of Muslim art
the Islamic world, typically using leaves, derived from stylised half-palmettes, which were combined with spiralling stems". It usually consists of a
Arabesque
Persian carpet made in the Iranian city of Isfahan
against an elegantly sculpted field decorated with intricately purling vine palmette and flor motifs. Antique/ semi-Antique rugs of Isfahan are more colorful
Isfahan_rug
Mosaic tile decoration
of zellij with brightly coloured pieces, often in floral patterns of palmettes and scrollwork, developed among the craftsmen of Tlemcen. The most important
Zellij
Distinctive appearance of a creative work
prehistoric depiction of a horse. Motifs in the decorative arts such as the palmette or arabesque are often highly stylized versions of the parts of plants
Style_(visual_arts)
triglyphs. Ornaments used by Ancient Greek architects and artists include palmettes, vegetal or wave-like scrolls, lion mascarons (mostly on lateral cornices)
History_of_architecture
Order of classical architecture
decorated and generally includes bands of alternating lotuses and flame palmettes, and bands of eggs and darts and beads and reels patterns, in order to
Ionic_order
Village in Mardin Province, Turkey
is linked to the 7th and 8th centuries due to the presence of a winged palmette ornament, which was traced back to the Umayyad Caliphate. Ḥāḥ had a population
Anıtlı,_Midyat
Artistic syncretism between Classical Greece and Buddhist India
the Persepolitan order, and the abundant use of the Hellenistic flame palmette or honeysuckle motif. Around 115 BC, the embassy of Heliodorus from king
Greco-Buddhist_art
Short-lived Crusader State in Thessaly and Macedon
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Kingdom_of_Thessalonica
Curved decorative scepter or talisman
'cloud collar'. Stylized ruyi often function as a kind of ante-fixae or palmette in architecture. Beyond the Sinosphere, the ruyi-head was adopted as a
Ruyi_(scepter)
came to more closely resemble flora such artichokes, thistles, lotus and palmettes). These grand, symmetrical, vegetal designs were seen most frequently
1400–1500_in_European_fashion
City in Macedonia, Greece
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Kastoria
Artistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1730–1780
table, Rome, Italy (c. 1710) The sculpted decoration included fleurettes, palmettes, seashells, and foliage, carved in wood. The most extravagant rocaille
Rococo
Building in Great Yarmouth, England
square section columns with Corinthian capitals on its lower stage, and palmette capitals above. These divide the structure into three-part panels that
Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth
Winter_Gardens,_Great_Yarmouth
Armenian decorated documents
motifs, curved leaves with the sharpness of a sickle and scrolls with palmettes”. At first, treated "in a fairly realistic manner", these motifs gradually
Armenian illuminated manuscripts
Armenian_illuminated_manuscripts
long-legged horses standing beside each other. The two are separated by a palmette. While their bodies are shown as silhouettes, the heads are depicted in
Horses_Amphora
Ancient Athenian vase painter
decoration, and particularly large, beautifully constructed spirals with palmettes, frame and enliven the compositions. The central tableau is sometimes
Exekias
Ancient Greek vase painter
greater sense of detail, and often adding a signature double-band border and palmette-lotus festoon to the ornamental decoration. In other examples, the Amasis
Amasis_Painter
Three sets of gates
engraved figurative scene on the top and the bottom, which are bordered with palmettes. Beyond these borders are a second pair of outer borders, which include
Balawat_Gates
Town in Western Macedonia, Greece
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Ptolemaida
square outer pilasters, and a pediment with a modillion cornice and a palmette finial. Behind it are three doorways with moulded architraves, broken pediments
Listed buildings in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Listed_buildings_in_Chesterfield,_Derbyshire
City in Macedonia, Greece
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Kilkis
Ancient Celtic peoples of Europe
characterized by "classical vegetable and foliage motifs such as leafy palmette forms, vines, tendrils and lotus flowers together with spirals, S-scrolls
Gauls
Ornamental device alternating ovals with points
early 4th century BC Ancient Greek egg-and-dart on the abacus and with palmettes on them between the volutes of an Ionic column from the Temple of Artemis
Egg-and-dart
National museum in Tunisia
Anthropomorphic amphora Carthaginian baby bottle. Painted decoration: eyes; palmettes; Tanit 3rd century BCE Statue of Baal Hammon sitting on a throne Statue
Bardo_National_Museum_(Tunis)
Church in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
down in Lambavík on New Year's Eve, 1707. The bell is decorated with palmettes and bears the inscription: "Danscke Ostindische Compagnies Scheb Nordische
Tórshavn_Cathedral
Archaeological Museum in Parikia, Paros, Greece
sanctuary of Artemis in the Parian Delion, c. 360 BC Marble relief of a palmette Gorgon of Paros, middle of the 6th century BC Fat Lady of Saliagos, the
Archaeological Museum of Paros
Archaeological_Museum_of_Paros
Women's headdress in the 1830s in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
The former includes "pearls, frets, meanders, lozenges, ovas, waves, palmettes, scrolls, grids, ribbons, loops, spirals, seed beads, feathers, glasses
Peinetón
Terminology for Kazanlak Valley
there is a frieze part, which consists of rhythmically alternating four palmettes and three amphorae. Upon each amphora one can see Nike, the victory Goddess
Valley_of_the_Thracian_Rulers
Historic monument in Marrakesh, Morocco
carved floral and vegetal patterns (pine cones, palms and acanthus leaves), palmette/seashell shapes, and calligraphy. Its cupola has been compared to the domes
Almoravid_Qubba
Artistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750
from Paris, by Louis Périn, 1914 Door of Rue Guynemer no. 2, Paris, with palmettes, shells, volutes, garlands, proportions and other elements seen on wrought
Baroque
and from the plant world the stylized acanthus leaves, volute, palmette and half-palmette, plant scrolls of various kinds, rosette, lotus flower, and papyrus
Ancient_Greek_art
Medieval musical instrument from Scotland
or monastery. The vine-scrolls and the particular shape of the "split palmette" leaves have clear parallels with 15th century West Highland grave slabs
Queen_Mary_Harp
One of the Pillars of Ashoka
Frieze of the lost capital of the Allahabad Pillar, with lotuses framing a "flame palmette" surrounded by small rosette flowers.
Allahabad_Pillar
Group of Vatican G 61 Group of Villa Giulia 3559 Northampton Group Oxford Palmette Class Perizoma Group Pontic Group Ragusa Group Three Line Group Individual
List_of_Greek_vase_painters
Commemorative coins of the Eurozone
Above the cup appears the year of issuance '2015' and to the right a palmette (the mint mark of the Greek Mint). Visible at the bottom of the design
2_euro_commemorative_coins
Ethnic group
derived from earlier Greek prototypes such as the wine scroll and split palmette. With the Roman conquest of Gaul, Greek-inspired Celtic coinage started
Greeks_in_pre-Roman_Gaul
Greek Orthodox church, former cathedral, in Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Saints Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates Church
Saints_Theodore_Tyro_and_Theodore_Stratelates_Church
Design of interior spaces to benefit their occupants
Certain motifs reappear, such as the triangular mihrab or 'niche' and the palmette. In the past, paint was produced from mineral and vegetable pigments. Cloves
Interior_design
Italian goldsmith and sculptor (1467 to 1528)
at least 25 (unbordered or with simple fillets), as well as 6 with wide palmette borders, plus 2 others formerly reported. In addition, 2 fine trapezoidal
Galeazzo_Mondella
Italian family of Goldsmiths
Etruria, classical and late classical goldsmiths, 4th-2nd century BC, palmette necklace with amphora pendants, from cerveteri (gilded terracotta) Etruria
Castellani_(goldsmiths)
Capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Pella
columns and with a pediment above them. The pediment`s ends are semi-palmettes, the lower leaves of which are elongated and look like heads of griffins
Thracian_tomb_Griffins
Phoenician votive thrones
Hellenistic Sidon National Museum of Beirut none On the front, a Phoenician palmette. On the seat, a large rectangular mortise used to fix an object. Backrest
Thrones_of_Astarte
amalaka is a carved box with flower decoration on the sides and lotus palmette corners. Mahakuta is the modern era name of the site where this pillar
Mahakuta_Pillar
Ancient city in eastern Macedonia, in the Edonis region
Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina
Philippi
suggest contemporaneity. Very common motifs like the Ionian cymatium and palmettes are of only limited use, because these were used by a wide variety of
Campana_reliefs
Historic clock in North Carolina, US
features a molded base and Corinthian style capital decorated with fern palmettes. The top of the clock was cast as four separate sections. There are visible
Baxter_Clock
Form of decoration dominated by spiralling scrolls
generally derived from the ancient half-palmette motif, with the stem running along the bisected edge of the palmette. Although forms are often based on real
Scroll_(art)
Writing material made from a reed-like plant
Hammadi library New Testament papyri The papyrus plant in Egyptian art Palmette "Papyrus definition". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 20 November 2008. "Papyrus"
Papyrus
German goldsmith
lily-shaped points of the French crown with palmettes and adorned the crown with a row of diamonds intertwined with palmette and acanthus. In that way a "white"
Paul_Kurtz_(goldsmith)
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