Art, Symbol & Imagination
Gnostic Gems and the Crescent Boat: Plate C
A large oval contains a standing figure within a long crescent-shaped vessel, with animal-like heads at its ends. Smaller gems and their inscriptions surround this central design. The plate lets the reader compare the figures, signs and reverse lettering reproduced in King’s study.
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Illustrator not identified. "Gnostic Gems and the Crescent Boat: Plate C" [editorial title]. In The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and Mediaeval, C. W. King. London: David Nutt, 1887; second edition., 1887, David Nutt. Source scan leaf 503. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0386-0494
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Illustrator not identified. Gnostic Gems and the Crescent Boat: Plate C. The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and Mediaeval. Scan leaf 503. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0386-0494