Flower of life history

Historical traces of the geometric pattern called "Flower Of Life" or just a six petal rosette in its simplest form. The symbol can be found both in mundane and religious means from ancient manuscripts, temples & churches, mosaics, sarcophagi, goblets & beakers, textiles, art & jewelry throughout cultures starting at least 1500BC.
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Wzory i ornamenty w domach góralskich a symbol kwiatu życia
Flower of Life symbols on woodcarvings at the museum of Zakopane, Poland. 1893 AD.
Romanians erect gates at the entries to homes, churches, graveyards. On these gates are incised protective symbols, as each gateway marks a passage from an impure place to a better one. http://symbols-connecting-people.com/materiale/Dictionary_Vol3.pdf
Romanians erect gates at the entries to homes, churches, graveyards. On these gates are incised protective symbols, as each gateway marks a passage from an impure place to a better one.
Geometrie sacră la Mănăstirea Cozia
Cercul de stele: Geometrie sacră la Mănăstirea Cozia
- miercurea fara cuvinte ( 41 ) : floarea vietii
Arborele Vietii si Floarea Vietii pe piatra de mormant - Cavalerul cu lebada, Biserica Domneasca, Curtea de Arges.
A giant urn in the royal gardens of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Undated. (Photo © Jamie Janover)
The Hummingbird Effect: How Galileo Invented Timekeeping and Forever Changed Modern Life
Nundinal calendar, Rome. The ancient Etruscans developed an eight-day market week, known as the nundinal cycle, around the eighth or seventh century BC.
Flower of Life pattern visible on the glass background ornament faced to Mekka on the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Mosque was built in 1616 and the organization of the work was described in meticulous detail in eight volumes, now found in the library of the Topkapı Palace. Volumes might enlight why ornament was selected to the Blue Mosque. Four to five million tourists visits the place per a year but I have never seen this detail mentioned before. Too apparent to see?!
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Flower of Life - Articles - Flower of Life Symbol Found in Japan
Sakraaligeometria – matka jalosukuisten leikkausten lähteille (episodi 27)
Curses, musical scores and a fisherman swallowed by a whale: Archaeologists' fascinating quest to decipher medieval graffiti scrawled on cathedral walls
Superstition: This 'petal' design was probably used to bring good luck or ward off evil spirits.
Collection - Butter Dish F 3561
Butter Dish F 3561 Owner: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Dating: 1500-1525 Material: earthenware Excavation: Oud Krabbendijke, Netherlands Place of origin: Netherlands Decoration/Inscription: stylized flower, AVE MARIA