![]() In the photograph below is a pavement in the streets of Rhodes, made from beach stones, featuring the "meander" Greek key pattern!Ĭurved or angular variations of the same key patterns are also in existence. The Greek Key design isn't only found on jewelry. The style of architecture also influenced and was reflected in the jewelry of the time. ![]() In Europe, this pattern was included in the dominant style of architecture during the 18th century. If the decoration forms interlaced patterns it is known as Guilloche and is also found in Classical Greek and Roman architecture including Georgian Revival, Greek revival, Neoclassicism and Second Empire. The Meander motif, when used in architecture in Anatolia in Turkey, is referring to the river "Meander." The Spiral Meander motif has a long history in the Mediterranean. The pattern is also known as a running ornament or 'meander' when the design is continuous or intertwined as foliage meanders. Georgian jewelry featuring a Greek key pattern is highly desirable, and you will pay more for Antique Jewelry where the ancient Greek design appears. The pattern is often incorporated as a border design around a ring, bracelet or Cameo surround forming a running ornamental design of repeated symmetrical figures.Īntique Jewelry with the Greek Key Motif is becoming increasingly harder to find, due to the fact, that Antique Jewelry collectors do not like parting with these amazing meandering patterns. In a time when most people couldn'tread or write, myths were the most effective way to pass knowledge and teach people about moral virtues, cosmology, love, death, forgiveness, and everything that is present in our daily lives. In Greek mythology the Centaur had the torso of a person combined with the body of a horse. The pattern originated from Greek mythology and was symbolic of the labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur. This ancient design can also be seen in later historical periods, such as the Art Deco Period, right up to the present. Greek Key patterns were incorporated into Georgian jewels of the late Georgian period.
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