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, December 03, 2014

Etruscan Hexagram

Hexagram on a ball held in the hands of a Fate Godess. From an Etruscan mirror. Etruscan mirrors date between 530-200 B.C.E - Sou...

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Early Muslim Ornaments from Strzygowski's Book

Early Muslim Ornaments from Strzygowski's Book: J. Strzygowski, Ornamente, Altarabische Grabsteine in Kairo, "Islam", 191...

Friday, November 28, 2014

How to make a Morrocan Star of David Mosaic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEc-ESRjntg&feature=youtu.be Thanks to Oded Israeli for referring me to this video

Monday, November 17, 2014

Ethiopian Star of David Appears for the first time in 1866

Imperial coat of arms of Ethiopia - Menelik II CC Source: Wikimedia Ian Campbell discovered that "The emergence of an ...

Friday, November 07, 2014

WW1 - Tombstone Types & Star of David

Source: http://www.illustratedfirstworldwar.com/item/the-graves-of-our-soldiers-types-of-tombstones-sent-to-the-royal-academy-iln0-191...

Sunday, November 02, 2014

Solomon’s Seal as a Flower

Richard Pearce tries to explain why did the Polygonatum flower get the name Solomon’s Seal in his video: https://www.youtube.com/...

Saturday, November 01, 2014

Star of David on an Autograph Letter of a Pseudo-Messiah

Source: The Jewish Quarterly Review > Vol. 19, No. 1, Oct., 1906 > An Autograph Letter of a Pseudo-Messiah by David S. S...

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