Re: Tanit statue

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 6, 2001 at 00:11:51:

In reply to: Tanit statue posted by Lauren on November 5, 2001 at 21:37:02:

Two pairs of eyeglasses and a magnifier, and my best light:

And allowing for the surface degrading, so peering down into cracks:

The outline of toes and toenails on both feet indicate to me that she
is wearing sandals rather than shoes, and that she has a sole-dip
henna consistant with hennaed women in the Levant during the same
period. The toes are worn ... but they're there. Sandals are more
consistant with period Levantine footware than shoes.

Indicaton of fingertip henna is just visible on the middle finger of
the right hand. Ditto third and forth of left hand, just below the
fingernail line. The hand and finger surface is degraded, so its
difficult to evaluate the patterns on the back of the right hand.
Could be henna. Could be tattoo. Could be crud.

Looks to me as though there was harquus on her forehead and down the
nose consistant with Levantine harquus patterns of the same period.
Her eyebrows were certainly were over-painted. The chin's gone so
can't evaluate that.

If I hadn't read the translations of the epic poems of Anath (Tanit,
Tanith), it would be more difficult to make these judgement calls on
henna ... but, since those say specifically that she hennaed, that
puts weight on the side of interpreting "iffy" bits as henna.

At this point, you can see why I save every penny for tickets overseas
to go bury myself in museums and libraries! The only way to really
evaluate these things is to get right up close and personal. I saw
many statues in the British Museum that showed evidence of henna and
harquus that I'd never noticed in reproductions!

BTW ... the source for that astrological painting IS in the book ...
try page 169.

Like the hennaed fingertips on the overleaf to p 97?

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: Two pairs of eyeglasses and a magnifier, and my best light: : : And allowing for the surface degrading, so peering down into cracks: : : The outline of toes and toenails on both feet indicate to me that she : is wearing sandals rather than shoes, and that she has a sole-dip : henna consistant with hennaed women in the Levant during the same : period. The toes are worn ... but they're there. Sandals are more : consistant with period Levantine footware than shoes. : : Indicaton of fingertip henna is just visible on the middle finger of : the right hand. Ditto third and forth of left hand, just below the : fingernail line. The hand and finger surface is degraded, so its : difficult to evaluate the patterns on the back of the right hand. : Could be henna. Could be tattoo. Could be crud. : : Looks to me as though there was harquus on her forehead and down the : nose consistant with Levantine harquus patterns of the same period. : Her eyebrows were certainly were over-painted. The chin's gone so : can't evaluate that. : : If I hadn't read the translations of the epic poems of Anath (Tanit, : Tanith), it would be more difficult to make these judgement calls on : henna ... but, since those say specifically that she hennaed, that : puts weight on the side of interpreting "iffy" bits as henna. : : At this point, you can see why I save every penny for tickets overseas : to go bury myself in museums and libraries! The only way to really : evaluate these things is to get right up close and personal. I saw : many statues in the British Museum that showed evidence of henna and : harquus that I'd never noticed in reproductions! : : BTW ... the source for that astrological painting IS in the book ... : try page 169. : : Like the hennaed fingertips on the overleaf to p 97?
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