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A very similar wheel symbol also appears in the flag of the Romani people, hinting to their nomadic history. In non-Buddhist cultural contexts, an eight-spoked wheel resembles a traditional ship's wheel. As a nautical emblem, this image is a common sailor tattoo, which may be misidentified as a dharmachakra or vice versa.
Diagram of the steering gear of an 18th- to 19th-century sailing ship [3]: 151 Helm of TS Golden Bear. A ship's wheel is composed of eight cylindrical wooden spokes (though sometimes as few as six or as many as ten or twelve depending on the wheel's size and how much force is needed to turn it.) shaped like balusters and all joined at a central wooden hub or nave (sometimes covered with a ...
Illustration of the Ashoka Chakra, as depicted on the flag of India. Depiction of a chakravartin, possibly Ashoka, with a 16-spoked wheel (1st century BCE/CE). The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the dharmachakra (English: "wheel of dharma").
First Sketch for 'The Battle of Trafalgar' 1823 Tate Britain, London: 90.2 x 121.3 Second Sketch for 'The Battle of Trafalgar' 1823 Tate Britain, London: 90.2 x 121.3 Landscape: Christ and the Woman of Samaria 1825 Tate Britain, London: 147.3 x 238.8 The Cobbler's Home 1825 Tate Britain, London: 59.7 x 80 Valley with a Distant Bridge and Tower 1825
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This category is for crests and badges of Royal Navy ships. See the article on Naval heraldry for more information on badges and crests. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Navy Ship's Badges .
Sailor tattoo motifs had already solidified by the early 19th century, with anchors, ships, and other nautical symbols being the most common images tattooed on American seafarers, followed by patriotic symbols such as flags, eagles, and stars; symbols of love; and religious symbols. [5]: 532–3
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