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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure WCA-isr-021. Nimbate Moses (Musa), his elder brother Aaron (Harun), in the company of the terrified Pharaoh and the alike retinue, immediately after the magical staff turned into a serpent, depicted as an antlered, winged, undulating, fire-spewing dragon, sporting a prominenet, makara-like proboscis. The subject referred to in the Bible (Old Testament), NRSV as follows: ◆ "The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a wonder,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake [תַּנִּין, tannin = "aquatic monster/dragon" in Hebrew].’” So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake [תַּנִּין, tannin]." (Exodus 7: 8-10). |
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| Polychrome waterco-lours, gold, lacquer, cardboard | Painting (detail) |
Unknown | Qajar Dynasty, 1800-1900 AD |
Isfahan, Central Iran |
Israel Museum, Jeru-salem, Inventory № O.S.B77.10.4018 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Israel Expedition, 1-23 February 2017). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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