The above four images are taken from Iain McGilchrist’s The Matter with Things, with quotes from Friedrich Schelling.
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Cycladic vase, c. 2800-2700 BC (Pat Getz-Gentle, Ancient Art of the Cyclades)
Spiral designs from Old European pottery, 5800-5500 BC (Marija Gimbutas, The Civilization of the Goddess)
Classical Cucuteni vases, 4400-4200 BC (Marija Gimbutas, The Civilization of the Goddess)
Pot from Butmir culture, early 5th millennium BC (Marija Gimbutas, The Civilization of the Goddess)
Entrance stone at Newgrange, c. 3200 BC (Marija Gimbutas, The Civilization of the Goddess)
Cycladic ‘frying pan’, mid 3rd millennium BC (Marija Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess)
