[Stones] 'double serpent' fonts

[Ric]

indeed; have pet theory that the double serpent font
motif at Avebury, is some sort of Early Mediaeval
commentary on the twin megalithic avenues - so was
interested to see if this motif appeared elsewhere?

thanks,

R

--- littlestone <littlestone at supanet.com> wrote:

> Got a feeling I've seen some somewhere as well Ric
> but can't think where.
> 
> The opposing bird/animal motif goes back (at least)
> to ancient Persia - the creatures are either
> portrayed in combat (snakes, lions etc) or in
> courtship ritual (birds). The Persian motif was
> carried as far as China, Korea and Japan and is
> still found on silks used in the tea ceremony. No
> reason why the motif shouldn't have travelled west
> as well, or perhaps the idea was already present and
> didn't need much of a foreign boost.
> 
> Was fascinated to watch a couple of collard doves on
> the lawn a coupe of days ago take up this opposing
> position while feeding; they more or less faced each
> other as they combed and circled the ground for
> grain - maintaining a near perfect 360 degree circle
> of surveillance between them as they did so.>