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
178. Cyprian vase, birds, Swastika, (panel). Musée St. Germain.
Ohnefalsch-Richter, _Bull. Soc. d'Anthrop._, Paris, 1888,
p. 674, fig. 6 853
179. Chariot of Apollo-Resef with sun symbol (?) on a shield;
four Swastikas, two right and two left, on quadrants of
chariot wheels. Cesnola, _Salamania_, p. 240, fig. 226;
and Ohnefalsch-Richter, _Bull. Soc. d'Anthrop._, Paris
1888, p. 675, fig. 7 853
180. Terra-cotta statue of goddess, Aphrodite-Astarte, with
four Swastikas. Curium, Cyprus. Ohnefalsch-Richter,
_Bull. Soc. d'Anthrop._, Paris, 1888, p. 676, fig. 8 853
181. Cyprian centaur with one Swastika. Cesnola, _Salamania_,
p. 243, fig. 230; Ohnefalsch-Richter, _Bull. Soc.
d'Anthrop._, Paris, 1888, p. 676, fig. 9 853
182. Greek statue, Aphrodite-Ariadne, with six Swastikas, four
right, and two left. From Polistis Chrysokon.
Ohnefalsch-Richter, _Bull. Soc. d'Anthrop._, Paris, 1888,
p. 677, fig. 10 854
183. Hut urn (Bronze Age), Etruria. "Burning Altar" mark
associated with Swastikas. Vatican Museum 856
184. Fragment of Archaic Greek pottery with three Swastikas.
Cumæ, Campania, Italy. Rochette; Waring, _Ceramic Art_,
etc., pl. XLII, fig. 1 858
185. Cinerary urn with Swastikas in panels. Vatican Museum.
San Marino, near Albano. Pigorini, _Archæologia_, 1869 858
186. Cinerary urn with Swastikas inclosed in incised lines in
intaglio (panels). Cervetri, Italy. _Conestabile due
Dischi in Bronzo_, pl. V, fig. 2, one-sixth natural size 858
187. Gold fibula with Swastikas (left). Etruscan Museum,
Vatican. _Catalogue_, 1st pt., pl. XXVI, fig. 6, one-half
natural size 859
188. Etruscan gold bulla, Swastika on bottom. Waring, _Ceramic
Art_, etc., pl. XLII, fig. 4_a_ 859
189. Ornamental Swastika on Etruscan silver bowl, Cervetri
(Cære), Etruria. Waring, _Ceramic Art_, etc., pl. XLI,
fig. 13 859
190. Bronze fibula with two Swastikas (supposed rays of sun),
Etruria. Copenhagen Museum. Goblet d'Alviella. One-fourth
natural size. De Mortillet, _Musée Préhistorique_, fig.
1263 859
191. Pottery urn ornamented with successive bands, in intaglio,
two of which bands are Swastikas. Necropolis Arnoaldi,
Italy, Museum of Bologna. Gozzadini, _Scavi Archæologici_,
etc., pl. IV, fig. 8 860
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