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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2048309, member: 2844"]I'm with blooey, the rug doesn't look that old to me. The presence of swastikas is not an indication of age. I agree, it looks like a Shirvan rug, made in Azerbaijan, Caucasus.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no reason why ancient cultures that have nothing to do with Central Europe or the delusions of an Austrian madman should abandon a symbol they have been using for thousands of years. The swastika as a positive cosmic energy or sun symbol is still used in the Caucasus, but also in other parts of the world, especially East Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>An example from Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, a swastika inside a stylized 'Majapahit Sun'. The Majapahit Sun is the emblem of an old Hindu-Javanese empire that is still important for Indonesian identity today. Just visible below the Sun is a lotus flower, symbol of spiritual growth and purity:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7342%2F9684267018_f526607681_b.jpg&sp=1588240319T1a3b064b0df13a520293e583e0b5ad0709a06267e783eb33319811a2b893a314" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/9684267018/in/photostream/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/9684267018/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/9684267018/in/photostream/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2048309, member: 2844"]I'm with blooey, the rug doesn't look that old to me. The presence of swastikas is not an indication of age. I agree, it looks like a Shirvan rug, made in Azerbaijan, Caucasus. There is no reason why ancient cultures that have nothing to do with Central Europe or the delusions of an Austrian madman should abandon a symbol they have been using for thousands of years. The swastika as a positive cosmic energy or sun symbol is still used in the Caucasus, but also in other parts of the world, especially East Asia. An example from Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, a swastika inside a stylized 'Majapahit Sun'. The Majapahit Sun is the emblem of an old Hindu-Javanese empire that is still important for Indonesian identity today. Just visible below the Sun is a lotus flower, symbol of spiritual growth and purity: [IMG]https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7342%2F9684267018_f526607681_b.jpg&sp=1588240319T1a3b064b0df13a520293e583e0b5ad0709a06267e783eb33319811a2b893a314[/IMG] [URL]https://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/9684267018/in/photostream/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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