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 123
male scrotum, purse,bag, or basket. Figure 50 is copied from Lajard, Culte de Venus, plate i.,fig. 2. He states that it is from a gem cylinder in theBritish Museum. It represents a male and female figuredancing before the mystic palm-tree, into whos^ significationwe need not enter beyond saying… … Figure 50. graphic manner the meaning of the emblems in question,and how the lilies of France had a Pagan origin.
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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