Cultural Patterns and Ornaments

A series of ornamental designs from different cultures, featuring intricate patterns and symbols reflective of their historical significance.

Painted ceiling, San Miguel de Velasco mission, Unesco site Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia, South America

Chinese ornament

Mr. Joseph Gale , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Erving Public Library Gravestone Rubbings

Islamic titles from the Tomb of Saint Kassim ibn Abass (Shakh Zinde) and adjacent mausoleums. Mausoleum of Uldzh Inak, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Russia) 19th Century

Painted ceiling, San Miguel de Velasco mission, Unesco site Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia, South America

Arabian ornament

According to legend, the land was swept by a great flood and only Fu Xi and his sister Nuwa survived. They retired to the Kunlun Mountains where they prayed for a sign from the Emperor of Heaven. The divine being approved their union and the siblings set about procreating the human race. It was said that in order to speed up the procreation of humans, Fu Xi and Nuwa found an additional way by using clay to create human figures, and with the power divine being entrusted to them, they made the clay figures come alive. Fu Xi then came to rule over his descendants, although reports of his long reign vary between sources from 115 years (2852-2737 BCE) to 116 years (2952-2836 BCE).

Celtic ornament

Catholic mass. Liturgical embroidery featuring the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) standing on the Gospels, La Roche sur Foron. France.

Indian ornament

Indian ornament

American 20th Century, Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California, 1935 1942 Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California

Temple guard guarding the South, named Virudhaka. Kopan monastery.

Celtic ornament

American 20th Century, Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California, 1935 1942 Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California

A stock photograph of ancient Arabic Art inside the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Byzantine ornament

Detail of an old Catholic prayer book, Heart of Christ, lace

Ottoman motifs oriental design portfolio three

Golden Chinese Dragon

Gothic stained glass window of the Cathedral of Barcelona (detail), XV Century, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Stained glass windows 1862 ornamental IHS tracery pattern James Powell and Sons, Beechingstoke church, Wiltshire, England, UK

Our Lady Of The Assumption Baroque Church. Cross buttony. Cordon. France.

endless knot painting in mumbai at maharashtra India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A weaving made from wool dyed with natural dyes at a weavers home in Teotitlan del Valle, a small town in the Valles Centrales Region near Oaxaca, southern Mexico.

Turkish ornament

American 20th Century, Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California, 1935 1942 Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California

Entrance door in Marthomen Jacobite Syrian church Cheriyapalli at Kothamangalam Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Jainism - Indian religion. Jain cosmos.

American 20th Century, Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California, 1935 1942 Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California

Designs from a copy of the Koran in the Mosque El Barkookeyeh, founded in 1384 Date: 1868

Designs from a copy of the KORAN in the Mosque El Barkookeyeh, founded in 1384 Date: 1868

Traditional Rangoli, Kolam or Muggu, decorative pattern made of coloured sand, Rameswaram, Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Chinese ornament

Traditional Bulgarian embroidery design element over white background

Interior of a house, miniature, Turkey 17th Century.

Stained glass rose window on West Facade, USA, New York, New York City, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

Tibet: prayer-rug with Snow-Lion motif.

Wall decoration in a traditional Lbyen house, Ghadames, Libya, Africa

Traditional Bulgarian embroidery design element over white background

dragon on door with chinese style

American 20th Century, Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California, 1935 1942 Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California

Mandala inside the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

A stock photograph of ancient Arabic Art inside the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Silk Textile with Seraphim and Crosses 16th-17th century Now quite abraded, the yellow silk threads of this compound weave were wrapped in silver foil, which would have made the textile especially luxurious. A silver-brocaded textile with a similar pattern of crosses and seraphim, albeit in a different weaving technique, was brought to Moscow from Istanbul by Russian envoys in 1634.. Silk Textile with Seraphim and Crosses 446865

Spanish school. Spanish Catholic Kings' coat of arms. Granada, Royal chapel. Author: Bartolomé de Jaén (16th cent.). Location: CATEDRAL-CAPILLA REAL-INTERIOR, GRANADA, SPAIN.

Celtic ornament

Particular of Santa Maria del Soccorso church, Ischia, Campania, Italy.

Rank Badge (Hyungbae) of Civil Official with Two Cranes amidst Clouds. Korea, Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century. Jewelry and Adornments; badges. Silk damask with silk and metallic-thread embroidery

Embroidered prayer cushions in the Chapel Of Christ In Gethsemane, Coventry Cathedral

American 20th Century, Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California, 1935 1942 Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio Decorative Art of Spanish California

The Liao Dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was a state that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper. It was founded by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people in the same year as the Tang Dynasty collapsed (907), even though its first ruler, Yelü Abaoji (Yaruud Ambagai Khan), did not declare an era name until 916. Although it was originally known as the Empire of the Khitan, the Emperor Yelü Ruan officially adopted the name 'Liao' (formally Great Liao’) in 947. Another name for China in English, Cathay, is derived from the name Khitan. This is also the origin of the Russian word for China, Китай or Kitay, and that of several other East European languages. The Liao Empire was destroyed by the Jurchen of the Jin Dynasty in 1125. However, remnants of its people led by Yelü Dashi established the Xi (Western) Liao Dynasty 1125-1220, also known as Kara-Khitan Khanate, which extended its influence over Central Asia into Persia and survived until t

Napkin with the Last Supper, Anonymous, c. 1610 - c. 1640 Linnamast napkin with the Last Supper with Christ at the head of the table. Standing edges with angels (upside down). Satin 5 Binding. Northern Netherlands (Possible) linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with the Last Supper with Christ at the head of the table. Standing edges with angels (upside down). Satin 5 Binding. Northern Netherlands (Possible) linen (material) damask

Stained glass window in the museum of the Great synagogue of Budapest, Hungary

Chasuble Made 1800-1850 England. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool yarns and silk floss in cross and tent stitches; edged with cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lined with cotton, weft-float faced 4 1 satin weave .

Holy spirit artwork in Notre-Dame-De-Paris cathedral

Beaded apron, jocolo. Glass beads, hide Ndebele people, South Africa, 20th century.

Close-up of a decorated ox cart, Sarchi, Costa Rica

Embroidery vector Tatreez template, Palestinian fashion neck ornament

The Pantocrator monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère du Pantocrator , Grèce). Christianity, armor, monastery, object of worship, accessory, saint, Religion, clothing, Mont Athos, Pantokrator, a fragment of the armor of St Demetrios

Arabian ornament

Papua New Guinea, Oro Province, Tufi Island, Baga Village. Traditional tapa cloth.

To the memory of David Sprague , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Erving Public Library Gravestone Rubbings

Jennifer Tee, Tampan Ship of Souls, 2020, piezographs, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Rank Badge Korea. Rank Badge 50676

Close-up of a Khaden dragon carpet, China

Lotus flower, sword of knowledge and sacred text. Kopan monastery.

Celtic ornament

Symbols of the Saints by Roberto Tapelloni, 20th Century

Voodoo pearl flag, Port_au_Prince, Haiti, West Indies, Central America

Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Temple of the Thousand Buddhas. Column decorated with a dragon. La Boulaye. France.

Palestinian embroidery pattern 229

Traditional parasols, Traditional parasols, Bagan, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Asia

Paper idols of Mexico. Part of a series of paper idols that depict a range of icons from the devil to aspects of nature. From Mexico.

Facade painting, temple of Thousand Buddhas, France, La Boulaye

Mosaic of a crusader from the fourth Crusade, 13th century. Artist: Unknown

Mandala

Asian Civlisations Museum. Vase decorated with religious buildings of Beijing in the late 1800s. China, 1872. Singapore.

Images from a Samgrahanisutra manuscript. Opaque watercolour on paper. Western India, 18th century. This painting shows the mortal realms.

Saint Wenceslaus. Gouache with cut work surround.

Church of the Redeemer, start of construction 1903, Bad Homburg v. d. Hoehe, Hesse, Complex mosaic with gold and black elements in geometric patterns, Church of the Redeemer, start of construction 1903, Bad Homburg v. Hoehe, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Edad media. Siglo XIII. Báculo pastoral de los obispos. Grabado de 1860.

Kazakh asian nomadic design tribes on background Ethnic patterns. Traditions of nomads, Kazakh steppes, Asian Mongolian Caucasus Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxKozoderovx 16796334

Chagsi pangkheb, 20th century, 104 x 13 1/8 in. (264.16 x 33.3 cm), Silk, cotton, Bhutan, 20th century

Mosaic of 4 Evangelist.VIth century AD. Museum: Episcopal Museum, Ravena, ITALIA. SAN MATEO. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA. SAN MARCOS. SAN LUCAS.

Kosmaj, Rogaca, Belgrade District, Serbia. September 12, 2024. Murals in the Tresije Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Kosmaj.

The official flag of Nunavut featuring the traditional Inuit land marker with grunge

Palestinian Tatreez ornament 6

Pall (chalice cover). unknown, author

Painting of People Collecting Lotus Flower Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Civil-Official Hyungbae (Rank Badge) late 19th century Korea The Joseon court adopted an insignia system in the mid-fifteenth century to display the ranks of officials. Worn on the front (hyung) and back (bae) of costumes, hyungbae, or rank badges, served as decorative status markers in a society that prized strict hierarchies. Initially permitted only for civil and military officials of the third rank and higher, their use was eventually broadened to all nine ranks.Various animals were used to designate rank, and the motifs evolved over the course of the Joseon dynasty. In 1871 the insignia were standardized to tigers for military officials and cranes for civil officials. The examples here are arranged clockwise by rank, from the highest, the double crane with bullocho (elixir plant) on the upper left, to the lowest, the single crane on the lower left. Considered elegant and pure, cranes also symbolize longevity, as does the bullocho. The surrounding clouds, waves, and rocks are auspi

Detail of pattern at Punakha Monastery, Punakha, Bhutan

Hindu Tantric Symbol, Tantra Painting Of Shiva, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Vector pattern design with Palestinian traditional embroidery motif

toro nagashi.Japanese lantern festival Coloring page. coloring page of lanterns for the remembrance of the dead.. toro nagashi.Japanese lantern festival Coloring page. coloring page of lanterns for the remembrance of the dead

Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Voodoo pearl flag. Haiti.

Denmark, Zealand, Copenhagen, Tivoli Gardens Amusement Park, peacock detail

Kalamkari Animals, Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, India

Yellow liturgical vestment with floral decorations, Lombardy. Italy, 18th century.

Coat of Arms of France taken from the vestments of the manuscript of the Institution of the Order of the Holy Spirit, 14th century. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

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