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Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited
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Greek terracotta frieze panel with swastikas
( Greece
6th century BC
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Medium
Painted terracotta
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Dimensions
48.00cm wide
32.00cm high
(18.90 inches wide 12.60 inches high)
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Provenance
private collection Riehen, Switzerland
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Description / Expertise
The panel is moulded in low relief with two black painted swastikas on a flat white background set in a simple frame above which is a rounded frieze topped by a simple rectangular projection. The two elements painted in alternating black and white sections. Two holes in the central of the swastikas allow the panel to be attached to a wall.
One of the oldest symbols made by humans, the swastika dates back some 6,000 years to rock and cave paintings. Scholars generally agree it originated in India. With the emergence of the Sanskrit language came the term "swastika", a combination of "su", or good, and "asti", to be; in other words, well-being.
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