In Buddhism, known as the manji in Japanese, the emblem signifies the Buddha's footsteps. To Jains it means a spiritual teacher. In India, it's a symbol of the sun god with a clockwise orientation ...

As a new exhibition looks at the concept of the loop, Joobin Bekhrad discovers how one symbol had different meanings in ancient Egypt, Hindu mythology and Renaissance alchemy.

As a new exhibition looks at the concept of the loop, Joobin Bekhrad discovers how one symbol had different meanings in ancient Egypt, Hindu mythology and Renaissance alchemy.

The Sun A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun. ... Ancient African Skies. ... some matching the ancient property symbols of the Kush, ...

Masks, plaques and figurines with religious significance featured prominently among the ancient artefacts and sculptures on show. For many years, African art has been synonymous with the ...

One remains abroad in South Africa, in the estate of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Ancient Egyptians believed the symbol conferred health and healing ... Right eyes generally represented the ...

These four lost cities were jewels of ancient Africa. What happened to them? Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their ...