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1. On the Form and Origin of the Symbols on the Ancient Sculptured Stones of Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

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Extract

In continuation of his former essay on the sculptured stones peculiar to the north-eastern portion of Scotland, the author produced, for the inspection of the Society, two specimens of the Buddhist dorje, which he considered to be the prototype of the well-known spectacle-ornament, found on no fewer than thirty-four of those stones; and, in twenty-nine instances, in combination with zig-zag lines, the symbol of power.

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Proceedings 1857-58
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1862

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