03-10-2016, 04:34 AM
It might be interesting to compare the VMS nymphs to the human figures in Vaticanus gr. 1291, which is the closest known parallel to the rings of nymphs in the VMS:
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These seem much more naturally-proportioned than the VMS nymphs. The figures in the outer ring are clearly more than 4 heads tall. Even in the inner ring, where we do not see full bodies, the chin-to-navel distance appears to be larger than 1 head.
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These seem much more naturally-proportioned than the VMS nymphs. The figures in the outer ring are clearly more than 4 heads tall. Even in the inner ring, where we do not see full bodies, the chin-to-navel distance appears to be larger than 1 head.