130.—P. [115].
131.—L.D. II. 35.
132.—L.D. II. 64.
These wall basements are preceded by groups of flower and bud in scenes, which are of the same style, as early as the IVth dynasty, on the tomb of Debuhen. Here it may be the papyrus; but in the Vth dynasty, on a basket-work screen, the lotus and bud is clearly shown. This pattern, however, is very seldom found as a general architectural ornament until we come down to the dull sterility of the Ptolemaic and Roman age. Then the lower part of each wall is uniformly ruled with an endless series of flowers and buds on long stems in monotonous order.
133.—P. [88]. L.D. iv. 84.
We now come to the ornamental development of the flower into a monstrosity, which is only decorative and not natural, and which requires some thought and comparison to understand its origin.