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The Buddhist praying-wheel : a collection of material bearing upon the symbolism of the wheel and circular movements in custom and religious ritual (1896)

Simpson, William, 1823-1899 · London : Macmillan and Co., ltd.; New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 250

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not be used in any way as a wheel, but was in- tended for attachment or suspension like the other wheels already described (see Fig. 29). Schliemann also found a small wheel, made of lead, in his ex- cavations at Hissarlik in the Troad, which is too small for any practical purpose, and may be… … Fic. 29.—Bronze Wheel, Mycenae.? Fic. 30.—Wheel of Lead. Found at Hissarlik.? as I do not feel myself competent to give a judgment upon them. | Every one is familiar with the type of old coin with a cross extending over the whole diameter and dividing the surface into four quarters. This design is…

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