Star of David

This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Jewish Medals

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Cyrus Adler and Albert Wolf Soon wrote in the Jewish Encyclopedia that the first engraved Jewish medals were from the middle of the fifteen...

ornate sculptings

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Photo of amazing ornate sculptured hexagram is courtesy of Ben Piven from Flickr.

Another Indian motorcycle

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Photo is courtesy of Ben Piven from Flickr. I'd like to know what is the symbol inside the hexagon.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Stopper On The Bottle

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From: The Internet Book of Shadows In alchemy, the Star of David combined the symbols for fire and water; hence, it meant distillation. ...
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Star of Honda

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Photo of Indian yantra on a Honda motorcycle is courtesy of Ben Piven. I reckon it is used here as an symbol of protection. (Riding this pow...

Sanford Biggers

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In 2006 artist Sanford Biggers (Assistant Professor of Sculpture) had an exhibition titled Freedom: And Other Seldom Traveled Roads. There w...

The meaning of the Geometric Arabesque

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Photo of arabesque (from India?) with Solomon’s Seal surrounding a white flower is courtesy of Lynn Bodner, researcher of Islamic star desi...
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