14-04-2016, 01:25 AM
In a Scythian image that resembles the zodiac symbol for Virgo, the figure (male) is holding a ring-garland and a palm-frond (both traditional Virgo symbols). When Christianity became dominant in the west, the male Virgo was changed to Virgin Mary (female). The Scythian image is "brandishing" the ring-shaped wreath.
Also, garlands (the kind you wear on your head) are sometimes brandished this way in medieval images and wasn't it René who mentioned the possibility of a diadem? A diadem is similar to a garland (worn in the same way) and would look very much like a ring in a simplified drawing.
While it looks like a ring in the picture, I suppose there is a possibility the VMS "ring" is a diadem or garland.
Also, garlands (the kind you wear on your head) are sometimes brandished this way in medieval images and wasn't it René who mentioned the possibility of a diadem? A diadem is similar to a garland (worn in the same way) and would look very much like a ring in a simplified drawing.
While it looks like a ring in the picture, I suppose there is a possibility the VMS "ring" is a diadem or garland.