Kawung

Kawung is another very old design consisting of intersecting circles, known in Java since at least the thirteenth century. This design has appeared engraved into the walls of many temples throughout Java much as Prambanan near Jogjakarta and Kediri in East Java. For many years, this pattern was reserved for the royal court of the Sultan of Jogjakarta. The circles are sometimes embellished inside with two or more small crosses or another ornaments much as intersecting lines or dots. It has been advisable that the ovals might equal flora much as the fruit of the kapok (silk cotton) tree or the aren (sugar palm).