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Horns of honour : and other studies in the by-ways of archaeology (1900)

Elworthy, Frederick Thomas, 1830-1907 · London : J. Murray · leaf 182

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n was anything but amodern flag—-it was a true standard,that is, a pole, and, attached to it,was usually a row of round oroblong patera, one over the other ;above all, on the top, there werevarious finials. Some bore a cock,some a very minute banner, thelabarum, but the commonest top ofall was an… … Antoninus. Fig. 88. 176 These and many others are given in the plates to CalmetsDictionary of the Bible, vol. iv. pi. 35. 166 THE HAND a considerable variety may be seen. It will be notedthat both of these are left hands, but there are plentyof right hands as well, so we must suppose that pointto…

Horns (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Devil · Hand (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian

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