Horns of honour : and other studies in the by-ways of archaeology (1900)
Elworthy, Frederick Thomas, 1830-1907 · London : J. Murray · leaf 192
inthe British Museum, No. 331 of dr. 350 b.c. is asitting female, probably Tyche (Fortuna), making thissame gesture towards a winged Eros. The name (piano cor nut a) by which the hand, withthe fore and little fingers thrust out, is known, pointsto the close connection between it and the… … San Vitale, Ravenna. Fig. 98. 176 THE HAND horns, the hand thus posed readily signifies. In aformer chapter, as well as in another place {EvilEye, chap, vi.), we have dealt with horns at suchlength that it is only necessary here to refer to thesubject. The action of the hands in the pantomimic…
Horns (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Devil · Hand (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian
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