The flora of the Assyrian monuments and its outcomes (1894)
Bonavia, Emanuel, 1826-1908 · Westminster, A. Constable · leaf 114
ns used for thisceremony different kinds of cones. In further support of the theory of fertilization Count 1 That there was phallic worship in ancient times is apparent enough,but it does not necessarily follow that everytlmig had a phallic meaning. 78 FLORA OF THE dAviella (p. 176) refers to an… … Fig. 33.—From Layards Monuments of Nineveh. I take a totally different view of this composition.First, we have to note that the cone-figure is alwayswinged. Everybody must have known that fertilizationof date trees was done by ordinary men ; yet this isnever so shown. My interpretation of the…
Assyro-Babylonian religion · Botany -- History · Sculpture, Assyro-Babylonian
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