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A seven-armed sun wheel.
Also known as: Georgian sun symbol
The Georgian solar symbol of rotating arms, used as an emblem of the sun and of national identity.
Represents the sun and, in modern use, Georgian national identity.
Contexts: History, Public information
Appears on the Georgian national currency and on official emblems, so an ancient solar motif carries a contemporary state function.
Contexts: History, Public information
Accounts of its pre-Christian meaning are reconstructions from later evidence rather than attested readings, and the record does not adopt any of them as fact.
Pre-Christian interpretations are reconstructed rather than attested.
Contexts: History, Public information
Seven curved arms radiating from a central point and all turning the same way, commonly enclosed within a circular border.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.