Re: VMs: Re: Note on the Gemini Folio

[Nick Pelling <nickpelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

At 12:16 13/03/2005 -0700, Dana Scott wrote:
> Well, there seem to be a number of "anomalies" in f72r2.  The nymph at 
> 4:00 has no visible star nor remnant of a star.  In fact, she has no left 
> hand or arm as well.  May be an oversite or carelessness on the part of 
> the scribe; however, the inner circle nymph at 2:00 is also missing start 
> and arm.  The outer circle nymph at 9:30 has no star.  The genitalia of 
> the outer circle "nymph" at 1:00 is a bit difficult to verify; appears 
> male (possibly 'doctored'); breasts are non-evident; nipples suggest male; 
> rouge evident on face and lips.  All of the 5 nymphs standing at the top 
> (above the outer circle) have stars (1 and 4 have stars seen on Sids); the 
> dark 'blob' next to nymph 4 is at the center of the star. Splotches seen 
> next to nymphs without stars are not confirmed to be associated with stars.

Well... to my eyes, the weirdest thing about f72r2 is the "bed of nails / 
grass" under the top-left non-circular nymph. And look again at that same 
nymph's left foot / ankle - each foot appears to have been drawn by a 
different person... interesting...

All of which is almost as strange as the proto-barrel on the Sagittarius 
top-left non-circular nymph (but that's another story completely)...

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling..... 


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