A Study of Practical Geometry in Sassanid Stucco Ornament in Ancient Persia

作者：Kharazmi Mahsa^*; Afhami Reza; Tavoosi Mahmood

来源：Nexus Network Journal, 2012, 14(2): 227-250.

DOI：10.1007/s00004-012-0106-8

• Sassanid stucco
• Ancient Persia
• practical geometry
• symmetry groups

This paper attempts to survey the use of practical geometry in Sassanid stucco ornament in Ancient Persia to understand the construction of geometrical structures and the progressive process of practical geometry. By use of geometrical analysis, we trace changes of ornament and extract the underlying geometrical structure; we also use symmetry groups, the seven frieze groups and the seventeen wallpaper groups, in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of practical geometry in Sassanid stucco ornament. These analyses will evince features of Sassanid stucco ornament such as: motifs as part of the whole; rotational symmetry and repetition of motifs in linear networks; application of complicated geometrical structures with rotational or reflection symmetry; the planning of whole decorative panels. Also, analyzing the Sassanid stucco panels allows us to discover their repetitive units, which are then classified according to frieze and wallpaper groups.

• 出版日期2012-8