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Linga-Yoni and Pan’s Head
A linga-yoni rests upon a moulded pedestal beside a tall tapering herm topped by a small horned head. The printed labels identify the two objects as Lingham-Yoni and Pan’s Head. Their contrasting profiles give the plate a clear comparative arrangement. The book connects them through its historical theory of generative symbolism, while the reproduced forms retain their particular cultural identifications.
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Illustrator not identified. "Linga-Yoni and Pan’s Head" [editorial title]. In Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity, Hodder M. Westropp and C. Staniland Wake; introduction, notes, and appendix by Alexander Wilder. Second edition, illustrated, 1875, 1875, J. W. Bouton. Source scan leaf 71. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0069-0056
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- Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity
- Two sacred architectural forms
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Illustrator not identified. Linga-Yoni and Pan’s Head. Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity. Scan leaf 71. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0069-0056