Medium: Handmade Underglaze Technique on Ceramic Tile and Mirror Panel Design
Size: R:52cm
Year:2020
The seal of Prophet Solomon is also known as the “Hâtem-i Süleyman”, and the “star of David” by Jews and Christians. In ancient India, it is interpreted as the intertwined form of the triangle of creator Vishnu and the destroyer Shiva and symbolizes the creation and destruction of the material world. This symbol, which is believed that one of the triangles represents the positive aspects of life and the other the negatives, represents opposites such as matter and meaning, good and bad, beautiful and ugly, God and chaos, deep and deep, woman and man in pre-Islamic Eastern cultures. It has been perceived as a symbol of fertility and power since mythological times, has been considered sacred in pagan societies, and has been used, produced, kept, and transported by many nations and cultures throughout history. For this reason, the meaning attributed to it has changed in every period.
It has also been suggested that the six aspects symbolize the face of man, the first perfect number in mathe matics, the creation of the world in six days, fertility and abundance, and that it is a talisman that protects man from evil forces. It was thought that the balance of existence was provided by the sun in the center with the effect of this symbolism and six planets surrounding it.