Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Physical Attributes Facet
3. Design Elements (hierarchy name)
4. design elements (attributes)

Narrower term/s

• knots (motifs)[+]
  • Tibetan knots (motifs)
  • Solomon's knots
• linenfold
• geometric motifs[+]
  • chevrons (motifs)
  • cinquefoils
  • quatrefoils
  • trefoils (geometric motifs)
  • lozenges
  • dots [+]
    • polka dots
  • interlocking circles
  • triquetras
  • multifoils
  • mandalas [+]
    • Indumaṇḍala
  • kosthas
  • yantras
• trumpet spirals
• heraldic motifs[+]
  • crests (motifs)
  • heraldic crosses (motifs)
• hearts (motifs)[+]
  • flaming hearts
  • pierced hearts
• natural element motifs[+]
  • stars (motifs) [+]
    • Stars of David
    • cicitlalloh (full of stars)
  • flames
  • sunbursts
  • snowflakes
  • crescents (motifs)
  • rising suns
  • half moons (motifs)
  • kaṅkaṇapatra
  • maṇibandha
  • utpala
  • kalikā
  • śrīvṛkṣa
  • ardhapadma
  • padmadala
  • tālapatra
  • candramaṇḍala
  • aṣṭāpada (motif)
  • kalpataru
  • kalpadruma
  • kalpalatā
  • kalpavalli
• zodiac symbols[+]
  • Aquarius symbols
  • Aries symbols
  • Cancer symbols
  • Capricorn symbols
  • Gemini symbols
  • Leo symbols
  • Libra symbols
  • Pisces symbols
  • Sagittarius symbols
  • Scorpio symbols
  • Taurus symbols
  • Virgo symbols
• crosses (motifs)[+]
  • ankhs
  • Celtic crosses (design motif)
  • crosses of Lorraine
  • Greek crosses (motifs)
  • Latin crosses (crosses) [+]
    • Calvary crosses
  • papal crosses
  • Saint Andrew's crosses
  • tau crosses
  • Maltese crosses (motif)
  • patriarchal crosses
  • wheel crosses (four-spoke crosses)
  • monogram crosses
  • crosses recercely
  • aiguise crosses
  • crosses pommy
  • Jerusalem crosses
  • Lazarus crosses
  • crosses of Toulouse
  • crosses flory
  • crosses paty
  • crosses potent
  • fylfots (cross motifs) [+]
    • swastikas [NP]
  • cross-crosslets
  • crosses fusilee
  • crosses étoilées
  • crosses bottony
  • avellan crosses
  • crosses rayonnée
  • Orthodox crosses
  • chi-rhos
  • graded crosses
  • heraldic crosses (motifs) [NP]
• tetraskelions[+]
  • swastikas
• triskelions
• scrolls (motifs)[+]
  • C-scrolls [+]
    • drawer handles [NP]
  • leaf scrolls
  • S-scrolls
  • speechscrolls [NP]
• coquillage
• labyrinths (motifs)
• grotesques
• cabochons (design motifs)
• paterae (motifs)
• [figure- and animal-derived motifs][+]
  • bucrania
  • mascarons [+]
    • espagnolettes
    • foliate masks
  • putti (motifs)
  • indexes (motifs)
  • eyes (motifs) [+]
    • eye of Horus
    • eye of Providence
  • khamsa
  • makara [+]
    • makaramukha
    • makara-praṇāla
    • makaratuṇḍa
    • makara-tōraṇa
  • aegricanes
  • armorial supporters
  • wolf's mouth (motif)
  • elibelinde
  • scorpions (motifs)
  • monster's feet (motif)
  • lion's head (motif)
  • birds (motifs)
  • phalluses
  • tlacuahcualloh (with skulls and bones)
  • kari-kumbha-vidārī
  • mithuna
  • vṛṣavaktra
  • gajapaṭṭī
  • gajamukha
  • gajatālu
  • gajamuṇḍa
  • mātaṅga-nakra
  • kinnarīvaktra
  • karimakara
  • īhāmṛga
  • hastinī
  • matsyacakra
  • mālā-vidyādhara
  • bāla-vidyādhara
  • mālādhara
  • jambhaka
  • gaṇa (motif) [+]
    • kumbhāṇḍa
  • makara-vāhini
  • haṁsa
  • grāsa
  • grāsamukha
  • gajavyāla
  • gandharvamukha
  • abhiṣēka-Lakṣmī (motif)
  • siṁha
  • gajākrānta-siṁha
  • siṁhaśikha
  • siṁhōtsēdha-śikhā
  • siṁhamukha
  • haṁsamithuna
  • haṁsayugma
  • mayūra
  • cakravāka [+]
    • cakravākī
    • cakravākamālā
  • siṁha-lalāṭa
  • kuñjarākṣa
  • siṁhamukha-tōraṇa
  • kacchapa
  • kūrma
  • garuḍa (motif)
  • vyālamukha
  • dvi-aṅga
• plant-derived motifs[+]
  • crocket
  • fleuron (motifs)
  • fleur-de-lis (motif)
  • rosette (motif)
  • Tudor flower
  • anthemion
  • palmette (motif)
  • acanthus (motif)
  • ballflower
  • Tudor rose
  • water leaf (motif)
  • husk (motif)
  • lotus (motif) [+]
    • padma (lotus motif)
    • dala-paṅkti
  • festoon (motif) [+]
    • encarpus
    • kiṅkiṇikājāla
    • grāsa-kīṅkaṇikā-jāla
    • kīṅkaṇikā-jāla
    • kiṅkiṇīmālā
  • boteh
  • Zwiebelmuster
  • oak leaf (motif)
  • paisley
  • pineapple (motif) [+]
    • twisted pineapple [NP]
  • crabstock
  • honeysuckle (motif)
  • carnation (motif)
  • tree of life (general motif) [+]
    • hayat agaci (motif)
  • burdock (motif)
  • flower (motif)
  • printer's flower
  • bellflower (motif)
  • koru (motif)
  • foliage (motif)
  • āmralumbī
  • campaka
  • patralatā [+]
    • koḍikkaruku
    • patravallī
  • vanalatā
  • vanamālā
  • kuḍamala
  • vījapūraka
  • aṅkura
• drolleries
• whiplash curves
• clasps (motifs)
• shields (motifs)
• chintamani
• güls[+]
  • Memling güls
  • aina güls
  • ashik güls
  • dyrnak güls
  • tekke güls
  • chemche güls
• quodlibet
• fillets (motifs)[+]
  • mahāpīṭha
• compass roses
• trifid
• glories[+]
  • mandorlas
  • halos (glories)
  • prabhāvalī
• [motifs for books][+]
  • drawer handles
  • Oxford corners
• shou
• singerie[+]
  • Affenkapelle
• candelabrum (motifs)
• kīrttimukhas
• serpentiforms (motifs)
• S-motifs
• sandıklı (motif)
• fetters (motifs)
• combs (motifs)
• hairbands (motifs)
• earrings (motifs)
• kaikalaks
• ewer (motifs)
• ropework (motif)
• ribbonwork (motif)
• braids (motifs)
• staffs of Asclepius
• ehecacozcatl (motif)
• grāsakīṅkaṇikā
• prabhāmaṇḍala
• paraśu
• kadalipuṣpa
• ratnapaṭṭa
• siṁhapañjara
• maṇipaṭṭī
• grāsapaṭṭaka
• puṣpavallī
• dharmacakra
• Gōnētra
• induśālikā
• udīcyavēṣa
• ghaṇṭāmālā
• grāsamālā
• nāgabandha
• nāga (motif)
• nāgacakra
• śaṅkha
• valli
• jaṭājūṭa
• jaṭāmukuṭa
• mukuṭa
• amṛta-ghaṭa
• grīvādēvatās
• nāgapāśa
• vajrabandha
• caitya-gavākṣa
• suparṇa[+]
  • suparṇa-mithuna
• karṇakuṇḍala
• lambana
• paricārikā
• vandanamālā
• rūpa
• pañcamaṅgala
• puṣparatna
• puṣpa-tōraṇa
• puṣpapatra
• bakula (motif)
• puṣpa
• nandyāvarta
• sarvatōbhadrikā
• pañjara[+]
  • nāsipañjara
  • nīḍa
  • kōṣṭha-pañjara
  • ki ivātal
  • kṣudrapañjara
  • kapōtapañjara
• pūrṇa-kamala
• jālamālā
• stambha-tōraṇa
• muktā-varāla
• muktāgrāsa
• cūlā
• ardharatna
• ardhadarpaṇa
• śatadala-kamala
• sahasrakūṭa
• ratnāvali
• ratna
• maṇipadaka
• grāsakiṅkiṇikā
• āmalasāraka
• tamāla
• tamālapatra
• patra
• mukula
• padmajāla
• kiṅkiṇi
• kūṭastambha
• kūṭākāra
• darpaṇa
• mēṣavyāla
• śaṅkhāvarta
• nāgāyudha
• navanidhis
• channavīra
• muktādāma
• muktāvali
• muktājāla
• pramatha-vallī
• vallī-khaṇḍa
• kōṇapaṭṭa
• vṛttasphuṭita[+]
  • stambhapañjara
• ṛṣi
• gagāraka
• sālmali
• śūla
• mañjarī
• yaṣṭi
• lakuṭa
• muktāpadma
• sahasradala-kamala
• musala
• vajra
• Saṁvaraṇā
• śaṅkhanidhi
• nidhighaṭa
• nidhikalaśa
• triśula (motif)
• chatra
• pūrṇaghaṭa
• pūrṇakumbha
• pūrṇakalaśa
• latāpatra
• vallī-maṇḍala
• jalapatra
• gōmutrikā
• cakra (motif)
• śālabhañjikā
• pañcāgnitapas
• chakras (motifs)
• gadā (motif)
• lingams (motifs)
• yonis (motifs)
• dentils (motifs)

Anotations

Scope note:

Distinct or separable design elements, usually decorative, whether occurring singly as individual shapes. Distinguished from "patterns (design elements)," which are ornamental designs composed of repeated or combined motifs.