The fabulously odd Merovingian ?E7thC buckle showing Christ w/ fangs on horseback! http://cem.revues.org/6752 pic.twitter.com/mPEDMUgEnH
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The fabulously odd Merovingian ?E7thC buckle showing Christ w/ fangs on horseback! http://cem.revues.org/6752 pic.twitter.com/mPEDMUgEnH
Drawing of 7thC buckle showing Christ w/ fangs on horseback (http://cem.revues.org/6752 ); photo=http://plaques-boucles.chez-alice.fr/ pic.twitter.com/uC3lFY7f8B
Christ also with his trademark axe and javelin? Or is it a Christian buckle-owner?
I have read a version of this being related to unknown countryside form of worships.as vs more elegant more skilled town buckles!
An interesting idea! :-)
Will have to translate in tweets. Rather difficult as French historians can be quite verbose. Like me. Giggles
Centre reminds me a bit of the mask of Agamemnon...
Yes, I see what you mean! :)
stop please too much #awesomeness
Glad you like! :)
in what sense is this the head of Christ? How do you know?
Greek letters representing alpha, omega & rho, prob originally a X for chi in gap, plus cross etc :)
wow! Forwarding to my favourite NT guy, @goodacre , he will be fascinated! Loving the 'barbarian' world....
The Christ on a horse is the old Sun god Svetovid, whose holy animal is a white horse, solar horse http://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.ie/2015/05/svetovid.html …pic.twitter.com/ACiJCNY1px
It's an interesting idea, but worth noting that Christ on a horse etc is found in Revelations :)https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A11-16&version=NRSV …
I believe that Celtic coins with the solar rider predate the Revelations by few hundred years :)
I think I just found my new favourite artefact!
Fabulous, isn't it!? :)
Worthy of an Indiana Jones caper.
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