Sacred Symbols.

[teh.frickin.pope]

Hey everyone, this is not really related to BC but can people post symbols(be they mystical, patriotic, religious, military etc) of the areas of BC, Georgia Armenia, Persia, Tengric symbols; whatever ya got, I'd like to see!

Thanks in advance, teh.frickin.pope

[Kara Kolyo]

This is a well known symbol, largely used even today - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa
iYi - without the dots was used during the medieval times by all sorts of pagans and by some autors is regarded as the symbol of Dulo tribe or dynasty - the bulgar guys.

[Taneda Santôka]

Hamsa is mainly a north african arabic symbol, not turkish neither very in BC's area... I think the Blue eye/nazar would be more widespread :hmmm:

[Kara Kolyo]

Well i've seen Khamsa's in Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Kuwait.... Along with the Nazir - the eye - it's quite popular in Turkey
Speaking od symbols in this area - this is quite a famous one - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulfiqar

[Taneda Santôka]

I've even seen it in China :tooth:, but what I meant is that it's not a very widespread and popular symbol in the regions you've stated (well...I havent been farther then Syria...)- its even part of today's Istanbul logo, but I met no stanbuliote who knew what it was (it was a subject of hight interest to me .

[♔Old Dragoon♔]

Thought I would add this from Armenia...

[teh.frickin.pope]

Thanks guys, keep em coming though; anyone know any sassanid icons?

[Beauchamp]

Faravahar from Zoroastrianism.
It is a guardian spirit I believe representing
Zoroaster, the founder of the Faith.

[♔Old Dragoon♔]

This a Mongol/Turk shaman drum from a religion called Tengriism. It shows their world view. It shows world tree in the middle connecting the three worlds; Upper, middle, and under according to wiki.