The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration: With Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric TimesWilson, Thomas
Religion
The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration: With Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric Times
Wilson, Thomas
Industries, Primitive; Swastikas; Symbolism
22. Navajo woman using spindle and whorl. Dr. Washington
Matthews, _Third Ann. Rep. Bur. Ethnol._, 1881-82, pl.
XXXIV 970
23. Series of aboriginal spindles and whorls from Peru. Cat.
No. 17510, U. S. N. M. 972
24. Selected specimens of spindle-whorls from the Third,
Fourth, and Fifth cities of Troy. U. S. National Museum 974
25. Selected specimens of spindle-whorls from the Third,
Fourth, and Fifth cities of Troy. U. S. National Museum 974
TEXT FIGURES.
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Fig. 1. Latin cross (_Crux immissa_) 765
2. Greek cross 765
3. St. Andrew's cross (_Crux decussata_) 765
4. Egyptian cross (_Crux ansata_), the Key of Life 766
5. Tan cross, Thor's hammer, St. Anthony's cross 766
6. Monogram of Christ. Labarum of Constantine 766
7. Maltese cross 766
8. Celtic crosses 767
9. Normal Swastika. Arms crossing at right angles, with ends
bent to the right 767
10. Suavastika. Arms bent to the left 767
11. Swastika 767
12. _Croix swasticale_ (Zmigrodzki) 767
13_a_. Ogee and spiral Swastikas. Tetraskelion (four-armed) 768
13_b_. Spiral and volute. Triskelion (three-armed) 768
13_c_. Spiral and volute (five or many armed) 768
13_d_. Ogee Swastika with circle 768
14. Nandâvartaya, a third sign of the footprint of Buddha.
Burnouf, _Lotus de la Bonne Loi_, Paris, 1852, p. 626 774
15. Typical lotuses on Cyprian vases. Goodyear, _Grammar_,
etc., p. 77 782
16. Typical lotus on Rhodian vases. Goodyear, _Grammar_, etc. 782
17. Typical lotus on Melian vases. Goodyear, _Grammar of the
Lotus_ 782
18. Detail of Cyprian vase showing lotuses with curling sepals.
Met. Mus. of Art, N. Y. Goodyear, _Grammar_, etc., pl.
XLVII, fig. 1 782
19. Details of a Cyprian amphora; lotus with curling sepals,
and different Swastikas. Met. Mus. of Art, N. Y. Goodyear,
_Grammar_, etc., pl. XLVII, figs. 2 and 3 783
20. Theory of the evolution of the spiral scroll from lotus.
One volute. Goodyear, _Grammar_, etc., fig. 51 783
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