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Altar at the Tarxien temple complex in Malta. (estimated at ~2800 BC.).
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Mycenaean
The Playing Board of the Egyptian Game Mehen
Newgrange passage tomb entrance stone (with trispiral and single spiral engravings), Ireland (estimated at ~3500 BC.). See also: [1], More images from that site.
Newgrange "Triple Spirals of Life" [2]
Newgrange [3]
Reask stone, near Kerry, Ireland. [4]
Väskinde cemetery (Sweden) [5]
Martebo stone with runic inscriptions, Gotland, Sweden.
The marble pedestal patterns on the imperial guardian lion (also called a "Fu Lion", "Foo Dog", "Lion of Buddha".) at the Forbidden City, China.
Nüwa and Fu Xi (an ancient painting about Chinese mythology) [6]
Yin and Yang
Nazca Lines monkey, Peru.
Meso-American
Swastika examples
Trojan, Onchan (Isle of Man), and Roman artwork
Roman floor mosaic
Cyprus Roman Mosaic (~50BCE)

Note: 4-pointed star, 6-pointed star and Double square
Baalbeck Jupiter temple in Lebanon [7]
(see previous)
Vatican staircase

Note: the octagon ceiling.
Santa Cantalina cathedral decoration, Peru
Thule Society emblem
Emblem of the Nazi SS Panzer Division "Wiking"
US Naval Construction Force Base. Coronado island, San Diego, California USA. [8]
Drawing by M.C. Escher
Advertisement of Coka Cola in the early 20d Century. [9]

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-Image:Tarxien_malta_south_temple_altar.jpg|Altar at the [[w:Tarxien Temples|Tarxien temple complex]] in Malta. (estimated at ~2800 BC.). Also see [[w:Megalithic Temples of Malta|Megalithic Temples of Malta]]
+Image:Tarxien_malta_south_temple_altar.jpg|Altar at the [[w:Tarxien Temples|Tarxien temple complex]] in Malta. (estimated at ~2800 BC.).
+File:Temple Malte circles.jpg|[[w:Megalithic Temples of Malta|Megalithic Temples of Malta]]
 Image:Orchomenos_tholos_tomb_ceiling.jpg|[[w:Mycenae|Mycenaean]]
 File:MehenKoopmanrob.jpg|The Playing Board of the Egyptian Game [[w:Mehen|Mehen]]