The Arma Christi [General discussion]

[-JKP-]

Linda, when I was blogging about the mystery critter and Agnus Dei, I wanted to keep the door open to a number of interpretations for the lines under the lamb.

Some of the possibilities are

• blood (blood is often associated with these drawings, especially those that use the lamb as a metaphor for Christ),
  
• the idea of ascension, movement, loftiness, a higher perch in the celestial hierarchy,
  
• water (some of the Agnus Dei images have water flowing from the altar under the lamb),
  
• the dangly bits from the Book of the Seven Seals (artfully hidden).
  

Blood is probably the most common, but not the only one associated with the lamb. As you've noticed, it's also possible the VMS lines are a generic symbol for more than one of the above (a combination symbol).