Mosaic, El Jem Museum, El Djem, Tunisia, 2009. Creator: Amanda Waite.

Mosaic, El Jem Museum, El Djem, Tunisia, 2009. Creator: Amanda Waite.

3-070-413 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

Mosaic, El Jem Museum, El Djem, Tunisia, 2009. Roman mosaic depicting swastikas. (Detail). The left-facing sauwastika was and continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It also appears in Roman Mithraic iconography.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Amanda Waite, attributed to: British: Artist, photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Tunisia

  1. 34 00 00 N , 009 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Religion & Belief Buddhism

Religion & Belief Hinduism

Religion & Belief Mythology

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Locations & Buildings Other

History & Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 1536x2048
File Size : 9,216kb


Aliases

  1. T0035
  1. CIMG3596.JPG
  1. 0910000685
  1. 3-070-413
  1. 3070413
  1. T0035

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