160.—T.A. ix.

Wreaths of lotus flowers and buds were also represented around the columns at Tell el Amarna.

The great pectorals, or breast-plates, of successive strings of flowers and leaves were prominent in the personal and religious decoration. The sacred barks of the gods were adorned with large and complex breast-plates, probably made of bronze, gilded and inlaid (L.D. III. 235).