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.
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> 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.
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He said not, 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou
shalt not be diseased.' But he said, 'Thou shalt not be overcome'.
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