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This "wave" pattern is not only typical of Pre-Colombian art, but is also one of the designs found in numerous cultures, such as this example of Greek decoration, stemming from 370-350 B.C. (above, taken from
"Art and Experience in Classical Greece", page 163, by J.J. Pollitt, Cambridge University Press)
"Art and Experience in Classical Greece", page 163, by J.J. Pollitt, Cambridge University Press)
Section of a tapestry panel depicting a "personage with an elaborate headdress and vestment decorated with scroll motifs", (above,"CHIMU", pg. 177, by Jose Antonio de Lavalle, Banco De Credito Del El Peru En La Cultura )