Saturday, December 08, 2007

Matara, Sri Lanka

The walls of the "Star Fort" of Matara, Sri Lanka, are constructed in the shape of a six-pointed star. The fort was built by the Portuguese around 1550, but the Dutch captured it from them in 1640.

Chennai Theosophical Society

Theosophical Society Hexagram, logo
The logo of the Theosophical Society is composed of a hexagram and of other symbols. Picture is courtesy of pickamuffin who published it on Flickr

Bialystok Pebbles

Bialystok Pebbles Jewish star
Photo of unique Star of David made from pebbels in a modest park in Bialystok is courtesy of Stephanie Comfort, who published it on Flickr and who wrote in the caption:
This is THE MEMORIAL to the thousands of Jews killed in Bialystok! A Star of
David in pebbles, a stele with a Menorah on top and some twisted iron!!!


Friday, December 07, 2007

Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakech, Morocco Solomon’s seal
Photo of Solomon’s seal in an administrative courtyard is courtesy of Dave Hoggan from Picasaweb who shot it a few months ago in Marrakech, Morocco

Solomon's Seal on Crusaders’ Coins

Solomon's Seal Crusaders’ Coins
Solomon's Seal on crusaders’, silver Dirham coins minted in Acre in the 13th century C.E. It is an imitation of Ayyubid coin of Al-Zahir Ghazi

Ayyubids of Aleppo -2

Solomon's Seal coin-1

Solomon's Seal on aMuslim silver Dirham minted in Aleppo in the 13th century C.E. by Al-Nasir Yusuf II (1228 – 1260 C.E ) who was the last of the Ayyubid kings.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Ayyubids of Aleppo-1

Solomon's Seal coin
Solomon's Seal on a Muslim silver Dirham minted in Aleppo in the 13th century C.E. by

Al-Aziz Muhammad (1216-37 AD) .