Plant
Byblos, Inlay with Egyptian lotus flowers |
Coin from Cyrene, sylphium |
Dates |
Delphinium Parishii |
Ghirza, Mausoleum North C, decoration |
Pothos
Pothos is the Greek word for "longing", a divine power (daimon). Skopas' Pothos In Greek myth, Pothos ("longing") and his brothers Eros…Silphium
Silphium (Greek σίλφιον): unidentified, now extinct plant from ancient Cyrenaica. Coin from Cyrene, silphium According to the Greek researcher Herodotus, who lived in…
Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Flowers |
Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, detail: flower |
Taucheira, Palace Church, mosaic, fruits |
Taucheira, Palace Church, mosaic, wolf with grapes |