326 HISTORY OF ART IN ANTIQUITY. equal segments (Fig. 241). The arrangement of the rosettes is felicitous. As we observed before, it proves that the artist was no mere tyro, but one who could skilfully handle the elements of design to decorate his surfaces. The remark holds good in respect to the indus- FlG. 238. Slab from sarcophagus. One- fourth of actual size. After Paton, p. 76. FlG. 239. Slab from sarcophagus. One-fourth of actual size. Ibid., Paton, p. 75. trial objects that have been found in the Assarlik necropolis. They are fragments of gold twist, of which one was a light ring ; and plaques of the same precious metal, with very simple FIG. 240. Slab from sarcophagus. One-fourth of actual size. Ibid., P- 75- FIG. 241. Slab from sarcopha- gus. One-fourth of actual size. Ibid., p. 77. ornament made up of lines beaten out. A specimen shows a hole at both ends, large enough for the passage of a very slender nail or thread ; hence it could be applied or sewn on to a
