Kubera is usually depicted with a mongoose in Buddhist iconography.

In the Vishnudharmottara Purana, Kubera is described as the embodiment of both Artha (" wealth, prosperity, glory ") and Arthashastras, the treatises related to it — and his iconography mirrors it.

Altdorfer's figures are invariably the complement of his romantic landscapes ; for them he borrowed Albrecht Dürer's inventive iconography, but the panoramic setting is personal and has nothing to do with the fantasy landscapes of the Netherlands A Susanna in the Bath and the Stoning of the Elders ( 1526 ) set outside an Italianate skyscraper of a palace shows his interest in architecture.

A current modern interpretation is that the Hittite sacral hieratic hunting bag ( kursas ), a rough and shaggy goatskin that has been firmly established in literary texts and iconography by H. G.

In Christian iconography, some works of art depict women with their breasts in their hands or on a platter, signifying that they died as a martyr by having their breasts severed ; one example of this is Saint Agatha of Sicily.

Fire is represented in the Aztec religion by a flint ; to the Native Americans, a mouse ; to the Hindu and Islamic faiths, a lightning bolt ; to the Scythians, an axe, to the Greeks, an apple-bough ; and in Christian iconography, a lion.

Air is represented in the Aztec religion by a snake to the Scythians, a yoke to the Hindus and for Greeks as a sword and in Christian iconography as mankind.

Earth is represented in the Aztec religion by a house ; to the Hindus, a lotus ; to the Scythians, a plough ; to the Greeks, a wheel ; and in Christian iconography by a bull.

This " Cernunnos " type in Celtic iconography is often portrayed with animals, in particular the stag, and also frequently associated with the ram-horned serpent, and less frequently bulls ( at Rheims ), dogs and rats.

This is the earliest full-length portrait of the queen, made before the emergence of symbolic portraits representing the iconography of the " Virgin Queen ".

The ascription of Indus Valley Civilization iconography and epigraphy to historically known cultures is extremely problematic, in part due to the rather tenuous archaeological evidence of such claims, as well as the projection of modern South Asian political concerns onto the archaeological record of the area.

Sometimes this is shown by adding horns or antlers to the iconography.

This is because iconography is rooted in the theology of the Incarnation ( Christ being the eikon of God ) which didn't change, though its subsequent clarification within the Church occurred over the period of the first seven Ecumenical Councils.

In Chinese Buddhist iconography, Guanyin is often depicted as meditating or sitting alongside one of the Buddhas and usually accompanied by another bodhisattva.

In popular iconography, the parrot is coloured white and usually seen hovering to the right side of Guanyin with either a pearl or a prayer bead clasped in its beak.

This is generally done in black and white with a clear and agreed iconography.

Osiris is represented in his most developed form of iconography wearing the Atef crown, which is similar to the White crown of Upper Egypt, but with the addition of two curling ostrich feathers at each side ( see also Atef crown ( hieroglyph )).

Pegasus is the subject of a very rich iconography, especially through the ancient Greek pottery and paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance.

Its iconography illustrating the donor's career gives an edited version of Pius ' life, passing over his former support of the antipope Felix V. Though Pinturrichio labored for five years, the books never reached their splendid destination ; yet the Piccolomini Library is a monument of the High Renaissance in Siena.

Dr Jerome Eisenberg has argued in Minerva magazine that the vase was produced in the 16th century AD and not antiquity, because the iconography is incoherent, but this theory has not been widely accepted.

In traditional Christian Christian art | iconography, saints are often depicted as having Halo ( religious iconography ) | halos, which is a symbol of their holiness.

However in " The Ancient Celts " by Barry Cunliffe, on page 94 of that book, Professor Cunliffe writes ," All these pieces of equipment spears, swords, mail armour, mentioned in the texts, are reflected in the archaeological record and in the surviving iconography, though it is sometimes possible to detect regional variations.

The concept of world trees is a prevalent motif in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cosmologies and iconography.

In Aztec iconography he is usually depicted with goggle eyes and fangs.

As Arab contact with the West expanded, so too did the game and its various permutations, and by the twelfth century, chess was becoming an entertaining diversion among a growing population of Europeans, including some scholars, clergy, the aristocracy, and the merchant classes ; thus, by the thirteenth century, the iconography and symbolism associated with chess would have been accessible and familiar to Alfonso and his literate court culture, who may have had access to the private library, and manuscripts, of Alfonso, including the Libro de juegos.

John Hancock's signature on the Declaration of Independence is so unique and well known that the phrase " John Hancock " has become a synonym for " signature " in American English, and a prominent piece of American iconography.

In an article on Buddhist elements in Han art, Wu Hung suggests that in these tombs, Buddhist iconography was so well incorporated into native Chinese traditions that a unique system of symbolism had been developed.

It contains a variety of museums with a broad representation of Catholic iconography or national historical value, so it is called " la ciudad museo ".

* " It would likewise be helpful to prepare a Catechetical Directory that would ' take into account the special character of the Eastern Churches, so that the biblical and liturgical emphasis as well as the traditions of each Church sui iuris in patrology, hagiography and even iconography are highlighted in conveying the catechesis ' ( CCEO, can.

The artist was trained in the classical illusionist tradition, and is a competent and practiced hand rather than an outstanding talent ; but surviving images from this period are so rare that his are extremely valuable for showing the style and iconography of his age.

According to rabbinic tradition, they were rectangles, with sharp corners, and indeed they are so depicted in the 3rd century paintings at the Dura-Europos Synagogue and in Christian art throughout the 1st millennium, drawing on Jewish traditions of iconography.

In an article on Buddhist elements in Han art, Wu Hung suggests that in these tombs, Buddhist iconography was so well incorporated into native Chinese traditions that a unique system of symbolism had been developed.

The iconography of Birth of Venus is very similar to a description of the event ( or rather, a description of a sculpture of the event ) in a poem by Angelo Poliziano, the Stanze per la giostra.

This process can be seen depicted even today in modern medical iconography as two snakes spiraling a central staff, and although the origin of this image is more directly derived from the Caduceus of the Greek god Hermes, it may express the same or a similar principle.

The codical god D is very similar to the much earlier god D of Classic iconography.

Pottery styles between the two cities are similar, especially in the early Classic period, but living spaces and some religious iconography was different.

This shows that Tayasal shared a similar iconography and probably ideology with other Maya centers, but it also may represent the partitioning of a formerly homogenous Maya society.

Chhinnamasta's popular iconography is similar to the yellow coloured severed-head form of the Buddhist goddess Vajrayogini, except the copulating couple – which is exclusive to the former's iconography – and Chhinnamasta's red skin tone.

It also makes an appearance in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE with similar iconography to its Universal Century counterpart.

Patterns similar to the taijitu also form part of Celtic, Etruscan and Roman iconography, where they are loosely referred to as yin yang symbol by modern scholars ; however no relationship between these and the Chinese symbol has been established.

Similar images of such mythical animals are known from other contemporaneous cultures, and there are other examples of late-predynastic objects ( including other palettes and knife handles ) which borrow similar elements from Mesopotamian iconography .< ref > Wilkinson, Toby A. H. < cite > Early Dynastic Egypt </ cite >.

The iconography of the mosaic was very similar to another 5th-century mosaic, destroyed in the 17th century, in Sant ' Andrea in Catabarbara.

Ba ‘ alat Gebal was distinguished in iconography from ‘ Ashtart or other aspects of ‘ Ashtart or similar goddesses by two, tall, upright feathers in her headdress.

Not only does Roberts ' character draw from 60s era iconography of Bob Dylan, it also contains scenes inspired by the 1967 documentary, Dont Look Back, made about the singer, employing a similar ( although consciously constructed ) cinema verité style.

Her iconography is similar to that of both Kali and Chamunda, who are closely related.

Sanchez was sued by Castaneda for infringement of copyright after including an eagle, desert, and other iconography on the covers of his books similar to that used by Castaneda.

The author undertook a comparative survey of ancient Near Eastern cultures, in which he detected evidence from iconography and literature which seemed to point to the continued survival, into early historical times, of hominid ape-men similar to the dwarfish Neanderthal men known from fossil remains in Europe, or the Pithecanthropus ( now called Homo erectus ) from Java Furthermore, Lanz systematically analysed the Old Testament in the light of his hypothesis, identifying and interpreting coded references to the ape-men which substantiated an illicit practice of interbreeding between humans and " lower " species in antiquity.

ISBN 0-500-28628-0 </ ref > The name " Scorpion " is derived from the image of a scorpion that appears immediately in front of his face that may represent the scorpion goddess Serket, just below a flower with seven petals ; the use and placement of the iconography is similar to the depiction of the pharaoh Narmer on the obverse side of the Narmer Palette.

Stylistically, the Kanishka casket, with an iconography broadly similar to the Bimaran casket, but a much coarser execution, is securely dated to around 127 CE.