Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism. With an essay on Baal worship, on the Assyrian sacred "grove" and other allied symbols by John Newton (1875)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York J.W. Bouton · leaf 116
Figure 32. Figure 81. the crescent moon inverted. It is not exclusively Egyptian, 39 as it has been found in conjunction with other emblems onan Assyrian obelise of Phallic form. Figures 29, 30, 31, 32, represent the various trianglesand their union, which have been adopted in worship.Figure 29 is… … sw WEST Figure 33. lantra. The circle represents the world, in which the livingexist; the triangle pointing upwards shows the male creator;and the triangle with the apex downwards the female; distinct, yet united. These have a world within themselves, inwhich the male is uppermost. In the central…
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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