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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1412658, member: 5833"]It adds up to an allegorical theme. She's not in my one small reference on Parian ware, but dogs represent faithfulness (think Fido) & this one is saving what is obviously meant to be a maiden from being bitten by a snake, which of course represents danger to both the body & the soul. If only Eurydice had taken a dog with her when she went out picking flowers.</p><p><br /></p><p>What's in her left hand? Rosebud?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1412658, member: 5833"]It adds up to an allegorical theme. She's not in my one small reference on Parian ware, but dogs represent faithfulness (think Fido) & this one is saving what is obviously meant to be a maiden from being bitten by a snake, which of course represents danger to both the body & the soul. If only Eurydice had taken a dog with her when she went out picking flowers. What's in her left hand? Rosebud?[/QUOTE]
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