Definition of Palmettes. Meaning of Palmettes. Synonyms of Palmettes

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Definition of Palmettes

Palmette
Palmette Pal*mette", n. [F., dim. of palme a palm.] A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament.

Meaning of Palmettes from wikipedia

- antefix of a female figure with palmettes, c.520-510 BC, terracotta, Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Gr**** band of palmettes on a vessel, c. 510 BC, potter...
- palm tree. Flame palmettes are different from regular palmettes in that, traditionally palmettes tended to have sharply splaying leaves. From the 4th century...
- Category:Tomb of the Palmettes at Wikimedia Commons Psarra, I. "Ministry of Culture and Sports: Mieza, the so-called Macedonian Tomb of the Palmettes". odysseus...
- "Persianizing capital, complete with stepped impost, side volutes and central palmettes", which may be the result of the formative influence of craftsmen from...
- 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...
- consists in stylized lotuses with multiple calyx, alternating with "flame palmettes" of a slightly simpler design than on the side. A rather similar design...
- 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...
- chair decorated with various kinds of palmettes A table with three winged lions and a small long frieze with palmettes The most famous Empire-style structures...
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Textile Gallery | IAMM". "Roundel with radiating palmettes | Sasanian | Sasanian". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-10-21...
- within the patterns, such as acanthus leaves, grapes, and more abstract palmettes, were initially derived from Late Antique and Sasanian art. The Sasanians...