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Sun Cross

Sun Cross

CulturalSeed

sacred-geometry

Construction note

Equal-armed cross within a circle — a wheel quartered on the central axes.

About this symbol

Meaning
The sun, the year, and the four directions.
Culture / origin
Pan-European prehistoric / Bronze Age
Era
Neolithic–Bronze Age onward
Historical context
One of the oldest and most widespread solar symbols, found on artefacts across prehistoric Europe.

Ancient solar motif in the public domain.

Tags

solarwheelancient

SVG source

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><g fill="none" stroke="#7c4a1e" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8"></circle><line x1="12" y1="4" x2="12" y2="20"></line><line x1="4" y1="12" x2="20" y2="12"></line></g></svg>