Marcasite Greek Meander Necklace, Sterling Silver Ancient Greek Key Necklace with Marcasite, Marcasite Greca Necklace, Marcasite Jewelry, Greek Key Jewelry, Women Jewelry, Greca Jewelry, Handmade Jewelry
Beautiful Handmade Sterling Silver Ancient Greek Meander Necklace with Marcasite
Stylish and classic unique necklace
Simple everyday wear or special occasion wear
The Marcasite necklace measures 17.71 inches / 45 cm in length. It closes with a 925 Sterling Silver Snap Lock Clasp.
A meander or meandros (Greek: Μαίανδρος) is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Such a design is also called the Greek fret or Greek key design, although these are modern designations.
They were among the most important symbols in ancient Greece, and perhaps symbolized infinity and unity; many ancient Greek temples incorporated the sign of the meander. Greek vases, especially during their Geometric Period, were probably the main reason for the widespread use of meanders; alternatively, very ocean-like patterns of waves also appeared in the same format as meanders, which can also be thought of as the guilloche pattern. The shield of Philip II of Macedon, conserved in the museum of Vergina, is decorated with multiple symbols of the meander. Meanders are also prevalent on the pavement mosaics found in Roman villas throughout the Roman empire. A good example is at the Chedworth Roman Villa in England, leading many historians to believe that the pattern was part of the original inspiration for the Latin “G” character.
Meanders and their generalizations are used with increasing frequency in various domains of contemporary art. The painter Yang Liu, for example, has incorporated smooth versions of the traditional Greek Key (also called Sona drawing, Sand drawing, and Kolam) in many of her paintings.
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