Thursday, October 21, 2010

Star of David in Akiva Kenny Segan's Drawing

Star of David in a new Drawing by Akiva Kenny Segan
(c)
From the album:  The Rita Rosani memorial drawing  
Watch the amazing 30 second video

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Mayan Star of David at Copan, Honduras

Mayan Star of David -Copan, Honduras
Dated between 400 and 800 C.E
Photographer: Cheesman, Paul R., 1921-1991
Cortesy of
Russ Taylor Supervisor of Reference Services Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young University

Other Mayan  Stars of David were found at
Uxmal Yucatan Mexico
Dated 1000 C..E

Tikal Guatemala

Campeche Mexico



See also pictures of Star of David wooden moulds used for salt production on
 Maya salt production and trade by Anthony P. Andrews 
Published 1983 by University of Arizona  

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Bell Tower in Strade italy 1610

Christian hexagram in a 
Bell Tower in Strade italy from 1610
CC picture from 
it.wikipedia.Santa Maria in Strada Monza
by Francescogb
(c)

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

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)
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

 SILVER DOLLAR Hexagram 1891 
  Copyright: Oded Israeli




Black Hexagram around the number 5 on James A. Garfield stamp 1881




Braggs Corps flag 1862
From Wikimedia Commons File:Braggs_Corps


Friday, October 01, 2010

Solomon's Seal & Crescent on Riff Banknote

Issued in 10 October 1923
Solomon's Seal & Crescent on Riff Banknote

Tetraktys with Hexagrams

From Emblem book about Alchemy 
by D. Stolcius von Stolcenberg, 
Viridarium Chymicum, 
1624