And apparently even in action scenes, trees were placed right behind felines:
From a Roman villa in Lod, Israel:
![[Image: lod-mosaic-5_assafperetz-iaa-sm.jpg]](https://ferrelljenkins.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/lod-mosaic-5_assafperetz-iaa-sm.jpg)
From a Byzantine church in Kissufim, Israel:
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The fact that many examples are found from early to late within the Greco-Roman sphere of influence indicates that the depiction of certain felines with a tree in the middle of their backs was a convention. This strengthens the analysis put forward by Diane and Sam, that the Voynich feline is a debased version of this form.
From a Roman villa in Lod, Israel:
From a Byzantine church in Kissufim, Israel:
The fact that many examples are found from early to late within the Greco-Roman sphere of influence indicates that the depiction of certain felines with a tree in the middle of their backs was a convention. This strengthens the analysis put forward by Diane and Sam, that the Voynich feline is a debased version of this form.