Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1874)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York : P. Eckler · leaf 160
Figure 160. Figure 162. Figure 161: of Isis (in Fig. 161), and with the double triangle (inFig. 162). Figure 163 represents a tortoise. When one sees a … Figure 163. resemblance between this creatures head and neck and thelinga, one can understand why both in India and in Greece theanimal should be regarded as sacred to the goddess personi-fying the female creator, and why in Hindoo myths it issaid to support the world. In the British Museum there…
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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