Persian Jarids

[Marcus]

Charles,
Your comment is interesting because I was dining with friends from India when I hit the "buy it now" button on Artzi's site. My friend, Ashok mentioned the trident as an iconic Indian weapon. I showed him these and he did not think the trident looked like what he imagined. He later sent me the following text and attached image.


"Trishul (trident) Of Lord Shiva
The three-pronged trident known as the Trishul shown with Lord Shiva symbolizes His three fundamental powers, or shakti, of iccha, kriya, and jnana (will, action and knowledge). The trident also represents Lord Shiva’s power to destroy evil and ignorance."