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tanyev

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2. I wonder if there's some ritualistic significance to that relief.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2022, 04:36 PM

Dec 2022

My first thought was of the many representations of Ancient Egyptian priests wearing leopard skins, with the heads still on the skin. Granted, this is much older, but some of those traditions hang on for a very long time. The bull was also a sacred animal in many cultures.

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Oldest scene in world: 11,000-year-old wall relief near Gbeklitepe [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2022 OP

Pretty cool, I think of it as early photojournalism Walleye Dec 2022 #1

I wonder if there's some ritualistic significance to that relief. tanyev Dec 2022 #2