07-02-2025, 06:42 PM
I think it quite likely that they had something balneis-adjacent at hand and used it in some way. Marco posted some good parallels years ago (I'm on my phone currently but I'm sure it can be found).
If the VM is ever solved, creative use of sources will probably be a running thread throughout the imagery. That involves a creative aspect, but also a "use of sources".
Like I said recently in another thread, I find it relevant that some these sources seem to come from southern Italy, and others from north west of the Alps.
If all these sources are correctly inferred, then what does that mean? Were they together at one point? Or did the VM itself travel during its production?
If the VM is ever solved, creative use of sources will probably be a running thread throughout the imagery. That involves a creative aspect, but also a "use of sources".
Like I said recently in another thread, I find it relevant that some these sources seem to come from southern Italy, and others from north west of the Alps.
If all these sources are correctly inferred, then what does that mean? Were they together at one point? Or did the VM itself travel during its production?