Dragon carving ornament

This is no historic ornament, but it was discovered in a magazine, i. e., a picture of this ornament was found with a note stating that it was intended for wood carving. The pattern is named ‘the dragon pattern’ because it consists of interlaced curves with two stylized heads of dragons. It is difficult to determine which style it belongs to, as such ornaments can be found in the Celtic, Nordic and Russian style of decoration. Judging by its appearance, as well as based on our experience, we would say that it was inspired by Nordic or Russian ornaments rather than by Celtic. Most likely, this is the artist’s own creation for the magazine, who either did not care too much about any particular style by simply erasing or adding some details, or who perhaps independently drew an ornament inspired by some of the above styles.