Aspects of Symmetry in Arpachiyah Pottery

Year: 2005 Authors: Duncan J. Melville

Core claim

Arpachiyah pottery motifs are overwhelmingly dihedral in symmetry, with low-order even symmetries most common and each piece remaining individually distinct.

Topics

symmetry analysis, Halafian pottery, Archaeological ceramics, Central motifs

Domains

finite symmetry, dihedral groups, rotational symmetry, reflection symmetry, pottery decoration, geometric motifs, ceramic design, Near Eastern archaeology

Methods

formal symmetry classification, comparative motif analysis, object-based visual inspection

Media

painted bowls, dishes, ceramic sherds

Source status

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