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It is made up of two panels, with the largest showing large, colourful flowers surrounded by bands of intertwining strands - a motif known as a guilloche.

As the dig worked eastward, a decorative ribbon known as a guilloche appeared.

But above the battery of mercury-vapor lamps, you could still see — 90 feet overhead — a riot of filigree domes, twisting guilloches, scrollwork and statuary.

In fact, we find six different kinds of guilloche on the truly masterful dial.

All of the dials are solid gold and embellished with a special guilloche pattern.