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<p>[QUOTE="Aquitaine, post: 2043854, member: 602"]I honestly cannot speak to the age of your rug, but found this information online,</p><p>a partial quote on the Swastika, from Wikipedia:</p><p><font size="6"><b>"Swastika</b></font></p><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#mw-head" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#mw-head" rel="nofollow">Jump to navigation</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#p-search" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#p-search" rel="nofollow">Jump to search</a></p><p>For other uses, see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika_(disambiguation)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika_(disambiguation)" rel="nofollow">Swastika (disambiguation)</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <i>swastika</i> is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures.</p><p><br /></p><p>The adoption of the swastika(hooked cross) by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party" rel="nofollow">Nazis</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism" rel="nofollow">neo-Nazis</a> is the most recognizable modern use of the symbol in the west.</p><p>The <b>swastika</b> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika" rel="nofollow">sauwastika</a> — as a character, 卐 (<i>right-facing</i> or <i>clockwise</i>) or 卍 (<i>left-facing</i> or <i>counterclockwise</i>) respectively — is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometrical_figure" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometrical_figure" rel="nofollow">geometrical figure</a> and an ancient <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_icon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_icon" rel="nofollow">religious icon</a> in the cultures of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia" rel="nofollow">Eurasia</a>. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions" rel="nofollow">Indian religions</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" rel="nofollow">Hinduism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" rel="nofollow">Buddhism</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" rel="nofollow">Jainism</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Sullivan2001p216-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Sullivan2001p216-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-snodgrass82-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-snodgrass82-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Cort_2001_17-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Cort_2001_17-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world" rel="nofollow">Western world</a>, it was a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-bbcmag-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-bbcmag-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a> when the right-facing form 卐 became a feature of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_symbolism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_symbolism" rel="nofollow">Nazi symbolism</a> as an emblem of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race" rel="nofollow">Aryan race</a>. As a result of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" rel="nofollow">World War II</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust" rel="nofollow">the Holocaust</a>, most people in Europe and the Americas now strongly associate it with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism" rel="nofollow">Nazism</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism" rel="nofollow">antisemitism</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-holocaust2009-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-holocaust2009-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-wiener463-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-wiener463-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The word <i>swastika</i> comes from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_language" rel="nofollow">Sanskrit</a>: <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95#Sanskrit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95#Sanskrit" rel="nofollow">स्वस्तिक</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Sanskrit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Sanskrit" rel="nofollow">romanized</a>: <i>svástika</i>, meaning 'conducive to well being' or 'auspicious'.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-etymology-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-etymology-7" rel="nofollow">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8" rel="nofollow">[8]</a> In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" rel="nofollow">Hinduism</a>, the symbol with arms pointing clockwise (卐) is called <i>swastika</i>, symbolizing <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya" rel="nofollow">surya</a></i> ('sun'), prosperity and good luck, while the counterclockwise symbol (卍) is called <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauvastika" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauvastika" rel="nofollow">sauvastika</a></i>, symbolizing night or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra" rel="nofollow">tantric</a> aspects of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali" rel="nofollow">Kali</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8" rel="nofollow">[8]</a> In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" rel="nofollow">Jainism</a>, a swastika is the symbol for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suparshvanatha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suparshvanatha" rel="nofollow">Suparshvanatha</a> – the seventh of 24 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirthankara" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirthankara" rel="nofollow">Tirthankaras</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_teacher" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_teacher" rel="nofollow">spiritual teachers</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation" rel="nofollow">saviours</a>), while in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" rel="nofollow">Buddhism</a> it symbolizes the auspicious footprints of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha" rel="nofollow">Buddha</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8" rel="nofollow">[8]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-silverblatt109-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-silverblatt109-9" rel="nofollow">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-10" rel="nofollow">[10]</a> In several major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages" rel="nofollow">Indo-European</a> religions, the swastika symbolizes lightning bolts, representing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_god" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_god" rel="nofollow">thunder god</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_gods" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_gods" rel="nofollow">king of the gods</a>, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra" rel="nofollow">Indra</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Vedic_religion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Vedic_religion" rel="nofollow">Vedic Hinduism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" rel="nofollow">Zeus</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion" rel="nofollow">ancient Greek religion</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(god)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(god)" rel="nofollow">Jupiter</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_ancient_Rome" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_ancient_Rome" rel="nofollow">ancient Roman religion</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor" rel="nofollow">Thor</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_mythology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_mythology" rel="nofollow">ancient Germanic religion</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Greg-11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Greg-11" rel="nofollow">[1 1]"</a></p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>The rest can be found HERE !!:</b></u> </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aquitaine, post: 2043854, member: 602"]I honestly cannot speak to the age of your rug, but found this information online, a partial quote on the Swastika, from Wikipedia: [SIZE=6][B]"Swastika[/B][/SIZE] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#mw-head']Jump to navigation[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#p-search']Jump to search[/URL] For other uses, see [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika_(disambiguation)']Swastika (disambiguation)[/URL]. The [I]swastika[/I] is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The adoption of the swastika(hooked cross) by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party']Nazis[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism']neo-Nazis[/URL] is the most recognizable modern use of the symbol in the west. The [B]swastika[/B] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika']sauwastika[/URL] — as a character, 卐 ([I]right-facing[/I] or [I]clockwise[/I]) or 卍 ([I]left-facing[/I] or [I]counterclockwise[/I]) respectively — is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometrical_figure']geometrical figure[/URL] and an ancient [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_icon']religious icon[/URL] in the cultures of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia']Eurasia[/URL]. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions']Indian religions[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism']Hinduism[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism']Buddhism[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism']Jainism[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Sullivan2001p216-1'][1][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-snodgrass82-2'][2][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Cort_2001_17-3'][3][/URL] In the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world']Western world[/URL], it was a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-bbcmag-4'][4][/URL] when the right-facing form 卐 became a feature of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_symbolism']Nazi symbolism[/URL] as an emblem of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race']Aryan race[/URL]. As a result of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II']World War II[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust']the Holocaust[/URL], most people in Europe and the Americas now strongly associate it with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism']Nazism[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism']antisemitism[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-holocaust2009-5'][5][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-wiener463-6'][6][/URL] The word [I]swastika[/I] comes from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_language']Sanskrit[/URL]: [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95#Sanskrit']स्वस्तिक[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Sanskrit']romanized[/URL]: [I]svástika[/I], meaning 'conducive to well being' or 'auspicious'.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-etymology-7'][7][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8'][8][/URL] In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism']Hinduism[/URL], the symbol with arms pointing clockwise (卐) is called [I]swastika[/I], symbolizing [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya']surya[/URL][/I] ('sun'), prosperity and good luck, while the counterclockwise symbol (卍) is called [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauvastika']sauvastika[/URL][/I], symbolizing night or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra']tantric[/URL] aspects of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali']Kali[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8'][8][/URL] In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism']Jainism[/URL], a swastika is the symbol for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suparshvanatha']Suparshvanatha[/URL] – the seventh of 24 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirthankara']Tirthankaras[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_teacher']spiritual teachers[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation']saviours[/URL]), while in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism']Buddhism[/URL] it symbolizes the auspicious footprints of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha']Buddha[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-britswast-8'][8][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-silverblatt109-9'][9][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-10'][10][/URL] In several major [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages']Indo-European[/URL] religions, the swastika symbolizes lightning bolts, representing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_god']thunder god[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_gods']king of the gods[/URL], such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra']Indra[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Vedic_religion']Vedic Hinduism[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus']Zeus[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion']ancient Greek religion[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(god)']Jupiter[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_ancient_Rome']ancient Roman religion[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor']Thor[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_mythology']ancient Germanic religion[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#cite_note-Greg-11'][1 1]"[/URL] [U][B]The rest can be found HERE !!:[/B][/U] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika[/URL][/QUOTE]
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