-JKP- > 18-03-2016, 05:45 PM
(18-03-2016, 05:25 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Haha David, it does resemble that one. There's one that comes closer though, but I still have to publish it. It's my favourite one. I'll try to get it online this evening.
Marco, do you know of any paralls for these creatures' tails that makes sense? I'm still intrigued by their being painted over.
Koen G > 18-03-2016, 09:32 PM
Oocephalus > 19-03-2016, 01:30 AM
-JKP- > 19-03-2016, 04:05 AM
(19-03-2016, 01:30 AM)Oocephalus Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The forked tails may actually be inspired by reality. Sometimes, the tail of a lizard is damaged, which triggers regeneration of a second or even more tails although the original one is not lost. See here for more details:
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I think I have seen this in ancient Greek art but I'm not sure. The record is a lizard with six tails:
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Koen G > 19-03-2016, 04:33 AM
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Anton > 21-03-2016, 09:19 PM
-JKP- > 22-03-2016, 05:27 AM
(21-03-2016, 09:19 PM)Anton Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think it's reasonable to search for a matching context in which a hippo and a lion co-exist, and then not to forget about what's going on to the left of the figure - what's the connection of the mer-person and the persons above to these animals. One thing which is more or less distinct is that at the highest level we have heavens (cloudband pattern), from which water seems to pour onto the second layer of the system.
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david > 22-03-2016, 09:46 PM