Unicursal mazes
| 12C BC | Clay tablet, Pylos, Greece | Classical |
| 6C BC | Etruscan vase, Tragliatella, Italy | Classical |
| 80 BC | Cretan coin | Classical |
| 14C AD | Renskar, Sweden | Classical |
| modern | Basket from Arizona | Classical |
| Roman | Mosaic in Cyprus | Roman serpentine |
| Roman | Mosaic in Switzerland | Roman serpentine |
| Roman | Mosaic in Portugal | Roman meander |
| Roman | Mosaic in Spain | Roman meander |
| Roman | Mosaic in Austria | Roman complex |
| 1235 AD | Chartres cathedral, France | Chartres (double) |
| 1699 AD | Saffron Walden turf maze | Chartres (triple) |
| c. 1600 | Shakespeare quotes | turf |
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Clay tablet, Pylos, Greece - 12C BC
Classical
Etruscan vase, Tragliatella, Italy - 6C BC
Classical
Cretan coin - 80 BC (Fitzwilliam museum)
Classical
Pebble labyrinth, Renskar, Sweden 14C AD
Classical
Basket from Arizona, modern
Classical
Mosaic in Cyprus
Roman serpentine
Swiss mosaic, with Theseus and Minotaur
Roman serpentine
Mosaic in Portugal
Roman meander
Mosaic in Spain
Roman meander
Mosaic in Austria
Roman complex
Chartres cathedral, 1235 AD
Turf maze, Saffrom Walden - 1699 AD (or older)
triple Chartres
Saffron Walden turf maze, 1699 AD
The quaint mazes in the wanton green, for lack of tread, are undistinguishable
Titania in Midsummer Nights Dream
Here's a maze trod indeed, through forth-rights and meanders!
The Tempest
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