Moses throws his staff on the ground and it turns into a snake, but turns
back into a staff when he picks it up again. For the caduceus carried by
Mercury, two snakes (not one) are wrapped around a cross.
Two distinctly different images. But sufficiently similar that an artist
might conflate them.
pat sloane
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In a message dated 97-11-25 06:45:59 EST, you write:
> I know, I was saying that in the light of Kerenyi, etc., and the connection
> between Egypt and Greece in the realm of medicine. If you look at the
> sculpture you'll see it is shown as a caduceus. What was the story on the
> lovely ivory cross at the Cloisters, was it fake or is it genuine, which
> also uses this motif, in the crucifix itself?
>
> At 08.47 25/11/97 +0100, you wrote:
> >At 06:45 24/11/97 +0100, you wrote:
> >>There's an especially fine one from St Mary's Abbey, York, I think now
in
> >>the York Museum where he is not only horned but carries the caduceus,
the
> >>rod twined with serpents.
> >>
> >>__
> >>Julia Bolton Holloway, [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > Dear Julia:
> >
> > It is not the caduceus -which would be a very odd motif for
Moses-
> >but an allusion to the brazen serpent, interpreted as a symbol of
Christ's
> >passion.
> >
> > Carlos
> >
>
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