Pleter is an ancient symbol associated with the floral world and, as art historians say, with waves and the flowing of water. It’s hardly a surprise then why the early Croats, coming from a part of the world known for its great and mighty rivers, wholeheartedly accepted this symbol. Moreover, converting to Christianity, they carved this ornament on their monuments such as the cross on the baptismal font of Višeslav, interweaving their ancient, pagan beliefs with the new – just like the ribbons on the pleter itself.