Fig. 46: Various Examples of Pagan Crosses
The two at the top are Standards of Pagan barbarous nations of the East, from BRYANT's Mythology, vol. iii. p. 327. The black one in the middle, "The sacred Egyptian Tau or Sign of Life," from WILKINSON, vol. v. p. 283. The two lowest are Buddhist Crosses, from Asiatic Researches, vol. x. p. 124.
The Two Babylons
Alexander HislopChapter V
Section VI
The Sign of the Cross