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38. The Swastika in its simplest Rectangular Form . 191 



39. Three Simple Varieties of the Swastika . ■ 192 



40. Footprint of the Buddha . . . • -193 



41. Vase from Cyprus (Myken/Ean Age, circa 1200 



B.C.); Painted with Lotus, Bird and Four 

 Swastikas . • • • • -194 



42. Terra-Cotta Spindle- Whorl marked with Swasti- 



kas 194 



43. Ornament from an Archaic (pre-Hellenic) Boeo- 



tian Vase, showing Several Swastikas, Greek 

 Crosses and Two Serpents. . . -195 



43 {Ms). Swastikas in Bronze Repousse . . .196 



44. Silver-plated Bronze Horse Gear from Scandi- 



navia, SHOWING two Swastikas, and below a 

 Complex Elaboration of a Swastika . . 196 



45. Anglo-Saxon Urn from Shropham, Norfolk, Orna- 



mented BY Twenty Small Hand-made Swastikas 

 stamped into the Clay . . . .196 



46. Piece of a Ceremonial Bead-worked Garter, 



showing Star and Two Swastikas . . 197 



47. A Stone Slab from the Ancient City of Mayapan 



(Yucatan, Central America), on which (Right 

 Side) a Curvilinear Swastika is carved . 198 



48. Diagram to show the Derivation of the Swastika 



FROM A Greek Cross enclosed by a Circle . 199 



49. The Greek Key Pattern in A Rectangular, and 



B Curvilinear or " Current " Form . . 202 



50. Diagrams of the "Triskelion". . . .203 



51. Four Stages in the Simplification of a Decor- 



ative Design— The Alligator . . .205 



52. Simplification(grammatizing)of Decorative Design 206 



