Greek Key Pattern: An ancient Motif and Meanders
Greek Key Pattern: An ancient Motif and Meanders Without a doubt, we've all gone over the 'Greek key', called the 'meander', sooner or later. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254649 A significant number of the patterns we use today in the textile are extremely old... they are ancient! The very name "Greek Key" recommends beginnings from antiquated Greek civilizations, in any case, varieties have been found in Egyptian burial places and on memorable Chinese structures. In fact, the Greek key pattern is the embellishing, line lying configuration considered on ceramic Greek pots to be old as 300 BCE. For millennia, it enhanced everything in Greek life — engineering, floor tiles, paintings. The Greek key pattern likewise alluded to as a "meander" or even Greek "fret", is a ceaseless line that folds back on itself reproducing the Maeander River which is situated in Turkey. The theme is tracked down richly in design and brighte...