Possible Masonic symbol? Something else entirely?
April 23, 2011 7:59 AM Subscribe
What is this weird symbol carved in stone?
My parents bought a new house, and while we were cleaning out what we think might be a pumphouse out back, we found this (click for picture -- sorry for the crappy cell phone shot).
Each side is probably a foot long, and it's very heavy (marble, maybe?). My dad thinks its a masonic symbol of the York Rite, but he's not sure.
My parents bought a new house, and while we were cleaning out what we think might be a pumphouse out back, we found this (click for picture -- sorry for the crappy cell phone shot).
Each side is probably a foot long, and it's very heavy (marble, maybe?). My dad thinks its a masonic symbol of the York Rite, but he's not sure.
Not a Masonic symbol, so it's not York Rite.
Possibly, a Martinist symbol?
posted by Thorzdad at 8:10 AM on April 23, 2011
Possibly, a Martinist symbol?
posted by Thorzdad at 8:10 AM on April 23, 2011
Probably just a decorative Star of David motif. Check out google images, there's one similar on the second page, I think.
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 8:14 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 8:14 AM on April 23, 2011
There are a couple symbols just like yours outside the Rockefeller Museum.
posted by donnagirl at 8:34 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by donnagirl at 8:34 AM on April 23, 2011
Could be a damaged, unused gravestone. A lot of times errors ended up being used as paving stones or whatever.
posted by Slinga at 9:19 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by Slinga at 9:19 AM on April 23, 2011
It's a Star of David with a Tudor rose in the middle.
posted by elsietheeel at 9:21 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by elsietheeel at 9:21 AM on April 23, 2011
I don't think it's a Tudor rose, but just a rosette.
posted by oinopaponton at 9:29 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by oinopaponton at 9:29 AM on April 23, 2011
The first thing that popped into my head (and this is just a gut intuition, not anything educated) is Rosicrucianism. Some cursory Googling suggests that the Rosicrucians do use the six-pointed star in some of their symbolism, as well as the five-petaled rosette. I couldn't find any instances of the two symbols together, though.
posted by ixohoxi at 9:57 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by ixohoxi at 9:57 AM on April 23, 2011
can you give a bit more information as to where this house is?
posted by adamvasco at 11:52 AM on April 23, 2011
posted by adamvasco at 11:52 AM on April 23, 2011
dropped my link ">http://l.thumbs.canstockphoto.com/canstock1058933.jpg
posted by Carbolic at 10:03 PM on April 23, 2011
posted by Carbolic at 10:03 PM on April 23, 2011
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posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 8:09 AM on April 23, 2011