Archaic Sculpturings. 



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growths. Another straight-stemmed floriated and rooted 

 " tree " is depicted on the Inverury, No. i stone. ^9 At 

 Logierait and Inverury the serpent is coiled round the stem 

 or rod. 



The artist was apparently fond of strengthening the 

 lines composing his picture by doubling the contour line or 

 making the stem turn abruptly at \arious angles, caring 

 httle for the original form so long as the composition was 

 compact and harmonious. 



At St. Vigean^o the tree or rod is slightly bent at each 

 end, and its outlines thickened, while the serpent doubly 

 twisted round the stem has its head and tail arranged to point 

 outwards and balance the terminals of the stem, which are 



Fig. 10— Showing the Evolution of "The Tree and Two Discs," 

 " The Two Discs alone," " The T\vo Discs Bridged," " The Two 

 Discs Bridged with Z -shaped Rod." 



29 K.C.M.. 168, fig. 179. 



30 E.C.M.. L'.'^n. fig. 253. 



