Greek key, also referred to as meander, is in its most basic form a linear pattern. The design is made up of a long, continuous line that repeatedly folds back on itself, mimicking the ancient ...

The ancient Greek key pattern is even older than it sounds. ... (In fact, the word “meander” is derived from the 250 mile-long snaking Maeander, known today as the Menderes, ...

Origin: Athens (Greece) Description: small red-figure lekythos with image of woman on one side of body. The woman is holding shallow dish (phiale) over a wool basket. Meander border at top of main ...

A lekythos is a vessel used to store oil used for religious or funerary purposes (1). This lekythos is an example of an ancient Greek vase decorated in the black-figure technique (2). The vase is made ...

The art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome has long been referenced, from the temple-like façades on banks, churches and houses that sprung up in the late 18th and early 19th centuries ...