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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-102. Ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) divine twins, spouses, and culture heroes Nüwa and Fuxi with their squamous (scaly) tales intertwined, carrying gui (compass, symbol of the round sky) and ju (carpenter's square, symbol of the square earth), and surrounded by ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) spirits (immortals?). |
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| Paper, ink (Archefact: limestone) |
Tapian (rubbing) (Archefact: low relief and intaglio stone carving, Stone Chamber 2 (Wu Ban shrine), south wall, stone 2-S.4, third register, detail) |
Unknown | 1890-1910 (?) (Archefact: Eastern (Later) Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan (r. 146-168 AD), 147-167 AD) |
Gallery of China (Archefact: Wu Family Shrines, Wuzhai Shan, Jiaxiang, Shandong, East China) |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). 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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