Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Six pointed star in heraldry
Estoile is a Six Pointed Star with wavy lines
CC picture from Wikipedia entry Estoile
Mullet is is a Six Pointed Star with srtaight lines
Also called rowel (spur) and it seems that its origin is not the celestial star but the small spur
Picture taken by me
Showing the Montefiore coat of arms
In Yemin Moshe neighborhood
Jerusalem
Showing the Montefiore coat of arms
In Yemin Moshe neighborhood
Jerusalem
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meaning
Saturday, October 02, 2010
American Hexagrams
One dollar bill since 1935 shows 13 pentagrams arranged in the shape of a
Hexagram as on the Great Seal of the United States
Photographed by me
13
Hexagrams on the Great Seal of the United States
arranged in the shape of a
Hexagram
From 1782 untill 1841
(In the 1841-Die there are 13 pentagrams for the first time)
From 1782 untill 1841
(In the 1841-Die there are 13 pentagrams for the first time)
Picture from
en.wikipedia
Entry: Great Seal of the United States
13
Hexagrams on the Presidential Seal from1885
arranged in the shape of a
Hexagram
Picture from en.wikipedia
Entry: Great Seal of the United States
Hexagrams were a common motif in the 18-19th century also on
American coins stamps and flags
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Hexagram
Friday, October 01, 2010
Solomon's Seal & Crescent on Riff Banknote
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Solomon’s seal
Tetraktys with Hexagrams
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Alchemy
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Blagaj - 16th century Dervish monastery in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Hamam Ceiling Stars
some hexagrams
imitating the natural stars in the skies
I saw this motive in other Hamam pictures
CC picture by korom (c) from Fickr who shot it at
Blagaj
16th century Dervish monastery on the Buna River, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Six pointed star with moon
Blagaj Monastery
CC picture by KOKONIS (c) from Fickr
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History,
Solomon’s seal
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