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Symbol of Legion XX
Tile antefix with the name of Legion XX and a boar, the legionary symbol, from Holt, Clwyd, Wales. 2nd-3rd century CE.
The British Museum, London
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A Faravahar Symbol in a Fire Temple
A Faravahar or Frawahr symbol in a Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Yazd, Iran, one of the symbols adopted by Zoroastrianism.
This symbol represents a winged guardian or fravashi, an angelic being of the Zoroastrian religion.
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Crown & Salamander Symbol of Francis I of France
The crown and salamander symbol used by Francis I of France (r. 1515-1547 CE). From the Château d'Amboise, France.
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Jain Symbol
The Jain symbol at Sonagiri, Madhya Pradesh. Sonagiri has scores of Jain temples dating from the 9th century CE onwards. There are a total of 103 temples with 77 on hill and 26 in the village. The place is considered sacred by devotees. Sonagiri...
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Armenian Symbol for Infinity in Surb Karapet Church
Detail of the Armenian symbol for infinity in the medieval in Surb Karapet Church, which forms part of the Noravank Monastery. This church is located in what's present-day Armenia.
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The Barcelos Rooster - Symbol of Portugal
At the entrance to the Baan Kudichin Museum in Kudeejeen, Bangkok Thailand is a Portuguese rooster celebrating the Portuguese heritage of the Kudeejeen area.
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The Concept and Symbol of Yin and Yang Explained
The principle of Yin and Yang dates from the third century BCE and perhaps even later than that, and is the foundational principle of Chinese philosophy and Chinese medicine. Yin and Yang is a symbol of balanced opposites, where they are...
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Inca ushnus: landscape, site and symbol in the Andes
For three years, a research team from the British Museum, the University of Reading, Royal Holloway University of London and the Universidad Nacional de San Cristobal de Huamanga set out to discover how the Inca Empire used a stone platform...
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Faravahar
The faravahar is the best-known symbol from ancient Persia of the winged sun disk with a seated male figure in the center. It is thought to represent Ahura Mazda, the god of Zoroastrianism, but has also been interpreted to signify other concepts...
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The Ankh
The Ankh is one of the most recognizable symbols from ancient Egypt, known as "the key of life" or "cross of life" and dated to the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150 - 2613 BCE). It is a cross with a loop at the top sometimes ornamented with...
