Description:
bas-reliefs, ironwork, or painting (France)
Date of artwork: 11th-14th centuries

Notes: Due to the white outlines, we can see that this design is in fact a tessellation. However, the coloring and embellishment added to the design draws our attention away.

copyrighted image reprinted with permission - citation
Book:
Racinet, Auguste. Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament: All 120 Plates from "L'Ornement Polychrome," Series II. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1989.
Location:
Plate 48

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