The Global Prehistory Consortium at EURO INNOVANET
 Signs on Tartaria Tablets found in the Romanian folkloric art
by Ioana Crişan
 
     Tablet n.1 SPIRAL



The spiral, as a solar symbol, figurative of the Cosmic Serpent is maintained in the autochthonic cultural conscience from prehistoric times to present.




The spiral is on the weaved table cloth and is identical with the one on the tablet.
(The circle with lives and volutes)

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Carpet for bed - weaved.
(The lozenge, the X, the circle, the angle and the tree)

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The shirt - sowed, with the spiral on the chest, shoulder and sleeve.
(Rosette, circle, lozenge)

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Corner of the pillow - sewed.
(Small spirals on each side, with lives in angle)

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Corner of the pillow - weaved.
(Lozenge with sides ending in angle, short parallel lines)

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Corner of the pillow - sewed.
(Cross with equal arms, angle of lives)

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