Swastika
Swastika is a symbol found in many cultures, with different significance. Earliest use is traceable to the Neolithic period. In the West it is most known for its controversial usage as a Nazi symbol. In the East it is most known for its usage as a Hindu, Buddhist and Jain symbol of auspiciousness.
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Geometry[edit]
Svastika of 17 squares
"right-facing" swastika
broken crossed circle
Swastika fractal extrapolation
"Broken" solar cross
Fractal swastika, iterated function
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Historical[edit]
Seals of the Indus Valley Civilization (Mature period 2600–1900 BCE)
Swastika from Roman mosaic II cent. A. D. Sousse Tunisia
Swastika from Roman mosaic II cent. A.D. Kent, UK
Part of the Han dynasty "silk comet atlas"
Found from Nydam Mose (Nydam Bog) 200-400 A.D
Svastika in a Minoan pottery piece from Crete
ancient jewellery, at National Museum of Iran
Greek helmet
Wooden hand cross from Ukraine
Early Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn with swastika motifs
Peruvian pre-hispanic vessel from the Sican/Lambayeque culture
Early 20th century[edit]
Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century
Scanned image of the swastika logo from a Rudyard Kipling book - a 1911 edition of Puck of Pook's Hill
ASEA logotype before 1933.
Finnish air forces roundel, used 1918-1945
Kuna Yala flag (1925)
Early 20th century Navajo Whirling Log rug
Contemporary Eastern religions[edit]
unidentified Buddhist temple
swastika symbol on altar, Hanshan Temple, Fengqiao, Suzhou, China
A wall painting of Swastika incorporating animals; at a village near Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Decorated Hindu swastika
Buddhist swastika in a bronze piece in Japan
Cover of a Chinese version of the Diamond Sutra
Swastika on building in Seoul
Swastika on Bulgugsa temple in Korea (1974)
Swastika-shaped pond at Hasedera, Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan
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Nazism and Neo-Nazism[edit]
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Legal disclaimer
This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) are also illegal in Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Brazil, Israel, Ukraine, Russia and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553). |
Nazi Swastika
Nazi Swastika
Swastika on the plane Curtiss Export Hawk of Ernst Udet
