Abstract
THE ORIGIN OF THE SWASTIKA SYMBOL.—The subject of the origin of the Swastika symbol has given rise to protracted controversy. The latest contribution, to the question is that of Harit Krishna Deb in the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, 1921, No. 3. He suggests that it is a modification of the mode of expressing the ancient Hindu syllable Om, which is used in religious rites. This, a pothook with square ends, was duplicated, one across the other, to form the Swastika, meaning “bringer of blessings,” which goes back in India to the seventh century, when it was used as a cattle-mark. Another reference is well before 528 B.C. It is found on gold leaf on a vase with relics of Buddha, and it appears on the Edicts of Asoka (273–232 B.C.). The earliest example known is on a spindle whorl from the third city of Troy, about 1800 B.C., and it is frequent in Greek vases about 600 B.C.
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