01-11-2007, 01:07 PM
Avete omnes,
on that site of Roma aeterna
[url:3m9dgy9z]http://www.romaeterna.org/galleria/index.html[/url]
I found these attached 2 pictures. My question is - what is depicted there?
We see two different cargo ships. On the first picture a man is holding another over board and a large fish - maybe a shark - has the man's head in his mouth. On the second picture the same scenario, the fish - clearly a shark - is approaching and opening his mouth. On board stands a decapitated man or woman. For the latter it is not recognizable whether the relief is damaged here or the sculptor wanted to depict a decapitated person.
Do we see here the punishment of stowaways or deadheads (!) ? :?
Greets - Uwe
on that site of Roma aeterna
[url:3m9dgy9z]http://www.romaeterna.org/galleria/index.html[/url]
I found these attached 2 pictures. My question is - what is depicted there?
We see two different cargo ships. On the first picture a man is holding another over board and a large fish - maybe a shark - has the man's head in his mouth. On the second picture the same scenario, the fish - clearly a shark - is approaching and opening his mouth. On board stands a decapitated man or woman. For the latter it is not recognizable whether the relief is damaged here or the sculptor wanted to depict a decapitated person.
Do we see here the punishment of stowaways or deadheads (!) ? :?
Greets - Uwe
Greets - Uwe
