Symbolism and meaning of solar heart amulets
We present in this study a brief description of the main morphological and symbolic features of the solar heart amulet. Under this designation we consider the heart amulets that present a sun disk over the top of the object. Starting with a morphological description of these artefacts, we will also...
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| Format: | book |
| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10216/63859 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/63859 |
| Summary: | We present in this study a brief description of the main morphological and symbolic features of the solar heart amulet. Under this designation we consider the heart amulets that present a sun disk over the top of the object. Starting with a morphological description of these artefacts, we will also consider in this article the study of the artistic rendering of this particular type of heart amulets as a way to clarify its symbolism. |
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