Seen in Print
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Tom Dempsey
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I believe those are what the reins are attached to, sort of like a yoke that you use to steer to horses.
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Re: Seen in Print
Tom Dempsey wrote:I believe those are what the reins are attached to, sort of like a yoke that you use to steer to horses.
That's my interpretation, too, Tom.
Re: Seen in Print
MurphOnMillerAve wrote:
May I suggest seeing them as wind-up keys is interpreting them through modern eyes, esp. through eyes that have seen roller-skate keys and some music boxes, applying that image to something completely unrelated.
Murph
Well Murph, this is neither here nor there, but remember the famous words of singer/songwriter Roger Miller, "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd"!!
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Mitch wrote:MurphOnMillerAve wrote:
May I suggest seeing them as wind-up keys is interpreting them through modern eyes, esp. through eyes that have seen roller-skate keys and some music boxes, applying that image to something completely unrelated.
Murph
Well Murph, this is neither here nor there, but remember the famous words of singer/songwriter Roger Miller, "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd"!!
Yup. Good point, though it looks like somebody tried rolling around in an off-road type vehicle of some sort around these guys...
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Re: Seen in Print
Tom Dempsey wrote:I believe those are what the reins are attached to, sort of like a yoke that you use to steer to horses.
You must have good eyes Tom, or you know something I did not know. Thank you for the tip. Here is a detail from the Standard of Ur:
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Sure enough, the reins are shown going to the key. The reins must be used to wind it up (so they don't have to stop and get off the chariot to wind it up.)
----Wayne----
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
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Well, if we're going to beat this to death, let's do it properly
Sumerian war chariot:
From here: http://sumerianshakespeare.com/84201.html
I'm not one hundred percent on-board with his interpretation of the mosaic with regards to what the front of the chariot actually looked like, but it is an interesting point of argument.
Healey
Sumerian war chariot:
From here: http://sumerianshakespeare.com/84201.html
I'm not one hundred percent on-board with his interpretation of the mosaic with regards to what the front of the chariot actually looked like, but it is an interesting point of argument.
Healey
Re: Seen in Print
Excellent research Healey. One last note, the round thing on the noses of the onagers (a type of donkey) in the mosaic represents nose rings. They did not use bridle bits back then. Like the chariot shields, the artist turned the rings so the viewer could see what they looked like.
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----Wayne----
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
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That's the smoking gun there Wayne...very cool. Makes me wonder what a modern day rein guide look like...is it just a bar across the front of a wagon?
In a desperate effort to get this back on topic:
Healey
In a desperate effort to get this back on topic:
Healey
Re: Seen in Print
Hungry?
----Wayne----
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
Re: Seen in Print
----Wayne----
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
Re: Seen in Print
Cool.
But that makes me wonder what is on the other end of the tunnel.
But that makes me wonder what is on the other end of the tunnel.
roger
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
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Re: Seen in Print
The average train of thought isn’t big enough to carry a full sized opinion on any subject.
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How does 3st compare to 1th?
roger
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
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Rufus T. Firefly
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Re: Seen in Print
rogruth wrote:How does 3st compare to 1th?
Somewhere in between the 2......
The average train of thought isn’t big enough to carry a full sized opinion on any subject.
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The 2rd Rufus, the 2rd.
----Wayne----
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
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