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07-DEC-2008

Antakya dec 2008 5963.jpg

Ktisis, 5th century AD, see below for some explanation, following the links may be worthwhile to you, like it was to me.

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Dick Osseman18-Aug-2009 18:44
Ed anche guarda: The personification of generosity and donation, as expressed by the branch she is holding with her right hand, and as such she can be seen as a reincarnation of Libyan Isis (Kt-Isis) - the Goddess of Agriculture. The features of Ktisis and cloths strongly express her Libyan nature. http://www.temehu.com/Cities_sites/museum-of-qasr-libya.htm )
Dick Osseman18-Aug-2009 18:39
Penso che questo non e un attribuzione vero. Bisogna comparare per essempio:http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/06/wae/ho_1998.69,1999.99.htm dov'e una figura molto simile, o anche l'illustrazione da Lebanon ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Byzantine_mosaics_in_the_Middle_East
diseta 17-Aug-2009 22:12
dovrebbe essere the Judgement - in italiano il senno, il discernimento.
ciao, ancora i miei più cordiali saluti e i miei più sinceri complimenti.
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