Sentence:  Wavy lines , feather like patterns , rosettes of indefinitely floral nature , birds either singly or in stylized rows , animals in solemn <WSD>frieze</WSD> bands ( see Plates 11 - 12 ) - all these turned up in the more developed fabrics as preliminary signs that the potters were broadening their gaze . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice