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189 AA VA ¢ % & Fig. 60 Geographic Society: a floor mosaic of a compass denoting the So- ciety's interest in the four corners of the Earth and their intermedi- ate points (east, northeast; north, northwest; west, southwest; south, southeast). It was this, we believe, that the design's ancient painters, too, had in mind: to indicate their, and the place's, asso- ciation with the four regions of the Earth. That the rayed "star" had no sacred significance is further at- tested by the disrespect with which it was surrounded by graffiti. These (Fig. 60) depict thick-walled buildings, fins of fishes, birds, wings, a ship, and even (some suggest) a sea dragon (upper left- hand corner); in these graffiti, yellow and brown of various shades appear in addition to the colors already mentioned. Of particular interest are two shapes in which large twin "eyes" are prominent. We have a better knowledge of what they depicted, for such shapes were found painted, on a much larger scale and with greater detail, on the walls of other houses. The objects were depicted as spherical or oval in shape, their upper part layered and painted in black and white. The center was dominated by the two large "eyes," perfect black disks within white circles. The bottom part showed in red two (or four?) extended supports; between these Peace on Earth D.C. It can be seen in the foyer of the headquarters of the National