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 179
Figure 164. Figure 165. pg. 1), and represents a figure found on an ancient coin of^.pollonia. The second may be seen in any of our churchesfto-day. Figure 166 is from an old papal book lent to me by Mr.(Newton, Missale Romanum, illustrated by a monk (Venice, 102 1509). It represents a confessor of… … Figure 166. emblem of the four^creators, in_the place of the usualpallium. It is remarkable that a Christian church shouldhave adopted so many pagan symbols as Borne has done.Figure 167 is copied from a small bronze figure in
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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