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  • An amuletic necklace of glass beads. The pattern of onlain circles resembling eyes acts as protection against the evil eye, Hebron, Palestine.
  • An amuletic necklace of glass beads. The pattern of onlain circles resembling eyes acts as protection against the evil eye, Hebron, Palestine.
  • R. L. Lewis pattern cord-holding forceps : prov. pat. 1657 : for use in conjunction with the "Burdizzo" (or similar) castrator / Arnold & Sons.
  • Two Indian women: (left) wearing pink and grey striped trousers and (right) wearing trousers banded with a wavy red pattern. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Above, black ground two-handled Greek cup (kylix) decorated with stylised pattern of olive leaves; below, black-ground two-handled Greek cup (skyphos) decorated with stylised lilies of the valley. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) sitting on a purple flower. Bees are important pollinators and play a crucial role in promoting the growth of crops and flowers. The aposematic yellow and black banding pattern on the bee acts as a warning to deter predators.
  • Above, black ground two-handled red-coloured Greek cup (kylix) decorated with an owl; below, black-figured Greek cup with horizontal handles and a narrow stand, decorated with two figures, a sphinx and a pattern of stylised foliage. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Neuromuscular junction showing the association of the nerves and the muscle fibres. This image is taken from a Drosophila larva and shows the neuromuscular junctions stained with green fluorescence protein (GFP) in association with the muscle fibres in red. The muscle is stained with an antibody which provides the red colour and also shows the striated pattern of the contractile filaments (sarcomers) of the muscle.
  • Classification system of patterns, Henry Faulds, 1905
  • Classification system of patterns, Henry Faulds, 1905
  • Henry Faulds, "Dermatographs" and "Variety of Patterns"
  • Fractal patterns in a Bacillus subtilis biofilm, LM
  • Fractal patterns in a Bacillus subtilis biofilm, LM
  • Fractal patterns in a Bacillus subtilis biofilm, LM
  • Fractal patterns in a Bacillus subtilis biofilm, LM
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 5, Caladium.
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 5, Caladium.
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 5, Caladium.
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 5, Caladium.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 6, Helenium.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 6, Helenium.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 2, Rhododendron.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 2, Rhododendron.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 2, Rhododendron.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 6, Helenium.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 6, Helenium.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 2, Rhododendron.
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 1, The common brittlestar.
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 3, The Giant's Causeway.
  • Patterns of nature. Second series, No. 3, The Giant's Causeway.