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Message started by Mark-Harrop on Sep 8th, 2012 at 11:42pm

Title: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by Mark-Harrop on Sep 8th, 2012 at 11:42pm
Mosaic form Petra...looks like  slinger with shot-pouch, spear, falcon and backpack to me...what do you guys think?

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/amandaharrop/slingmosaic.jpg?t=1347154067

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 9th, 2012 at 2:47am
I would say he is carrying either a flagpole or a pike, using a socket attached to a belt. He has a neck pouch and two javelins. I don't think he is a slinger.

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by curious_aardvark on Sep 9th, 2012 at 1:44pm

David Morningstar wrote on Sep 9th, 2012 at 2:47am:
I would say he is carrying either a flagpole or a pike, using a socket attached to a belt. He has a neck pouch and two javelins. I don't think he is a slinger.

same here.
plus that looks more like a lyre or similiar musical instrument on his back. And a pigeon or dove on his shoulder.
I suspect there's a whole lot of symbolism going on here that we just don't understand.

If you stand about 6 feet back from the computer screen it's a lot clearer.

What era roman is he ?
If he's from the holy roman era could well be a depiction of a saint with the things symbolising his miracles or the deeds he was known for.

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by bigkahuna on Sep 25th, 2012 at 4:12am
Can't see it!!! :-?

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by curious_aardvark on Sep 25th, 2012 at 2:33pm
here it is - enlarged a bit and I've upped the contrast so it's a bit clearer.

It still helps to disply it full screen and take a few steps back from the screen.


mosaicfrompetra.jpg (108 KB | )

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by Thearos on Sep 25th, 2012 at 8:03pm
Is this not a bird-catcher ? Cage, lure, spear (?), javelins (?). Not a pole in a socket, but I think just the edge on the tunic.


Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by Fundibularius on Sep 26th, 2012 at 2:09am
Bird, tree, pole, cage, cord (prepared with birdlime maybe?). Birdcatcher sounds very probable. An antique Papageno, so to speak.


Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by Thearos on Sep 26th, 2012 at 6:48am
Yes, that's what I was thinking of-- in French it's called "gluaux", these sort of sticks with glue (or rather bird lime) to catch birds. Google gives me "lime sticks", which is rather boring.


Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by Fundibularius on Sep 26th, 2012 at 7:29am
"Leimrute" ("lime rod") in German.

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by curious_aardvark on Sep 26th, 2012 at 11:01am
that would make sense, then the thing on his back would be a cage to hold the captured birds.

Title: Re: Slinger mosaic from Petra...anyone seen this?
Post by Thearos on Sep 26th, 2012 at 1:38pm
Yes, that's what I was thinking

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