85.—C.M. ccxlii. cccx.
But this design rose to importance when it was introduced as an architectural element in the decoration of columns at Tell el Amarna. There it is coloured yellow, and the spaces are alternate red and blue.
Fig. 86.
The Egyptians never used circles freely in decoration; no examples are known before the XVIIIth dynasty, and but few then.
87.—P. [79].
88.—P. [84].
