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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture What if they are sheep? The Hand of God is pointing at the shepherd, and the sheep is holding the cross - what biblical scene is this? Or what saint is in charge of this church? That may be the best indicator. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen A. Allen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [M-R] What is he holding? > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > At 05:56 AM 12/1/2005, you wrote: >>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >>(Sorry for the cross-postings!) >> >>Dear all: >> >>I wonder if any of you could figure out what is the man holding >>in his hands: >> >><http://webmail.ya.com/app/message?l=es&o=8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egeocities%2Ecom%2Fcdesastre20009%2Fquery%2Findex%2Ehtm>http://www.geocities.com/cdesastre20009/query/index.htm >> >>Thanks for any help! > > > My first instinct, given the nearby livestock, would be something > analogous > to a shepherd's crook. The hooked end is towards the viewer and the > length > of the staff is foreshortened by the perspective (and the figure's large > hands). Alternatively, if the animals are definitely cattle, it could be > the handle of a plow. > > These are just tentative guesses, mind you. > > > Stephen Allen > [log in to unmask] > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html