When I posted those examples, that's what I was trying to show... that the prone poses were part of a trend, that it might be a localization key (both temporal or geographical). As I wrote below it, "...I was HOPING to figure out when the prone-position Agnus Dei came on the scene, but it hasn't been easy. I am still looking."
In other words, I thought it might be important geographically and/or temporally but it takes time to find enough info to know for sure so I don't want to make to many premature assumptions.
I was also trying to point out that this group of prone/sleeping lambs tended to show up on vestments, as opposed to manuscripts. I thought that might be important too.
More examples, but these are only about 350 years old:
![[Image: s-l1600.jpg]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/P6wAAOSwurZZHhJs/s-l1600.jpg)
![[Image: Ecce_Agnus_Dei_01.jpg]](https://www.needlenthread.com/Images/Miscellaneous/Ecclesiastical/Ecce_Agnus_Dei_01.jpg)
By the 1800s, they were also showing up as lockets and statues (maybe sold in pilgrimage sites?).
The information I have so far SEEMS to point to France as the origin for this particular pose BUT it's way too early to know and I don't even usually say anything until I have a lot more data.
In other words, I thought it might be important geographically and/or temporally but it takes time to find enough info to know for sure so I don't want to make to many premature assumptions.
I was also trying to point out that this group of prone/sleeping lambs tended to show up on vestments, as opposed to manuscripts. I thought that might be important too.
More examples, but these are only about 350 years old:
By the 1800s, they were also showing up as lockets and statues (maybe sold in pilgrimage sites?).
The information I have so far SEEMS to point to France as the origin for this particular pose BUT it's way too early to know and I don't even usually say anything until I have a lot more data.