Basque cross cast iron trivet

Treat yourself to the Basque country or offer it to your friends with this magnificent cast iron trivet representing the Basque cross or lauburu. (the Basque cross or lauburu (meaning "four heads") represents a helical cross formed by 4 shaped branches comma, each branch consisting of 3 semi-circles. The 4 commas of the lauburu represent the 4 vital elements (air, earth, water and fire) The Basque cross is a solar symbol that we find since the Neolithic in different Indo-European civilizations This type of symbol is called swastika (which can be translated as: "that which brings good fortune, that which brings luck") and is universally widespread. Diameter 30 cm. . Ref etxekoa. New condition, careful packaging.