It is interesting and necessary to pick up on the correct *traditional* interpretations in order to properly understand the illustration.
And its interesting to see the odd-ball illustrations of lions, but that is only part of it. What about well-drawn, early, relevant images or representations from a particular time to match C-14? Just a few.
But the VMs image doesn't have lions. That may not change what it was intended to represent. But it does change, or in this case eliminate, the element of traditional interpretation by which the intended meaning was typically conveyed.
And its interesting to see the odd-ball illustrations of lions, but that is only part of it. What about well-drawn, early, relevant images or representations from a particular time to match C-14? Just a few.
But the VMs image doesn't have lions. That may not change what it was intended to represent. But it does change, or in this case eliminate, the element of traditional interpretation by which the intended meaning was typically conveyed.