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1. Prehistory
![]() Fig. 1 Several types of swastika / Different periods
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Fig. 2 Swastika from Bylany |
![]() Fig. 3 Idol with horns, central Mediterranean / Neolithic |
Fig. 4 Pottery from Samarra |
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Fig. 6 Pottery, Europe / Neolithic. |
Fig. 7 Four goats composing a Swastika, Samarra / V millennium. |
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Fig. 9 Rock Art from Gegham, |
Fig. 10 Lead Idol from Hissarlik |
Fig. 11 - Rock Art : Portela da Laxe, Galicia (Spain) / II- I millennium. |
Fig. 12 Spinning-whorls from Hissarlik |
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Fig. 14 Fibula from Parreitas, |
Fig. 15 Inscription with a swastika, Sertã, (P) / Late Iron Age. |
Fig. 16 Bulls head with swastika, Numancia (Spain) / Late Iron Age. |
Fig. 17 Spear with swastika, Brandenburg
(D) / Late Iron Age. |
Fig. 18 Coin with four horses forming a swastika (Gaul) / I century BC. |
Fig. 19 Pottery from Segovias Hillfort, Elvas (P) / Late Iron Age. |
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Fig. 22 Triskel from Briteiros Hillfort, Guimarães (P) / 1st Century BC.
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Fig. 23 Minoan writing, |
Fig. 24 Bee Goddess and swastika, (Beotia)
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Fig. 25 Shipwreck, Greek pottery, Ischia Museum / VIII century BC |
Fig. 26 Atena with swastikas, Androklidés (Greece) |
Fig. 27 "Bell-idol", west Mediterranean / VIII century BC
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Fig. 28 Coin with triskel, Sicily, |
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Fig. 29 Comets
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5. Roma |
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Fig. 32 Roman mosaic, Conimbriga
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Fig. 33 Swastika on the Good
Shepherd &
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![]() Fig. 36 Swastika on gladiators shield, Colchester Museum (U.K.) |
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Fig. 38 Meander of swastikas and bay leaves, Conimbriga (P) / II- III century AD |
F ig. 39 - Swastika over cantharus, |
Fig. 40 Governors palace, Aquincum (Hungary) |
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Fig. 42 Swastika on priests
chest, |
Fig. 43 Moses crossing the Red
Sea, |
Fig. 44 Funerary inscription, Catacombs, Roma (I) / IV- V century |
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Fig. 45 Christ leaving his tomb, |
Fig. 46 Our Lady & swastikas, |
Fig. 47 Funerary gravestone (
Ireland) |
Fig. 48 "The name of Allah", blue swastika (Turkey) / XV century |
Fig. 49 Swastika on sarcophagus, Guimarães (P) / X century |
Fig.50 Swastika on Christs heart,
Narbonne (F) / XIV century (?) |
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Fig. 52 Wedding invitation (India) |
Fig. 53 Drawing on Shivas temple, (India) |
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Fig. 55 Happy Birthday Card, (USA) |
Fig. 56 Pottery vessel for fishing
octopuses (P) |
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