0 a picture or symbol that represents a word, used in some writing systems, such as the one used in ancient Egypt: --
The presentation form is a three-dimensional correlation matrix, and the visualization methods used are brushing and glyphs.
Generally, these glyphs are used for titles, names, and other text written on the body of the vessel.
Illegible tertiary glyphs thus refer to speech, lesser titles, or writing itself.
The phrases, however, both conclude with unmarked emblem glyphs; they contain water groups instead of female prefixes.
Hence, it would appear that the shell was ground or carved away to leave the glyphs raised from the background.
Prior to breakage and re-carving, there probably was a scene carved above the glyphs that more than likely describe this lost tableaux.
Further, the arrangement and general placement of the glyphs suggests a hierarchy in spatial arrangement not unlike the hierarchy of figures discussed earlier.
Tertiary glyphs are a small and infrequently used category (n 1⁄4 191, or 8.5%).
