Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · London, E. L. Morice; New York : F. C. Stechert & co; [etc., etc.] · leaf 36
nd the impression is given, as if the man were shielding or hiding the sun from a suspected attack of this monster. That the circular object in question is really the sun, is evidenced by the fact that the well-known figure of the three-footed crow is engraved in it, and that the design thus… … from two engravings in Fig. 10. : The Solar Bird with Three Feet the Fang-shth mo pu. (from Fang-shih mo pi‘). It is evident that the scene in our relief presents the echo of some solar myth, but so far we have no contemporaneous records which might throw light on this subject. In its composition,…
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