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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 585599, member: 5833"]I do a lot of pointless things.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trying to get an idea of whether the reedy appearance of the staff in the sleeper's hand, which we agree may not end in a cross on top, necessarily links the figure to John the Baptist or is just as likely to be a pastoral touch, like reed pipes. There does not seem to be any religious significance, or none I have found so far. Suspect the main virtue artistically is that reeds grow pretty straight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 585599, member: 5833"]I do a lot of pointless things. Trying to get an idea of whether the reedy appearance of the staff in the sleeper's hand, which we agree may not end in a cross on top, necessarily links the figure to John the Baptist or is just as likely to be a pastoral touch, like reed pipes. There does not seem to be any religious significance, or none I have found so far. Suspect the main virtue artistically is that reeds grow pretty straight.[/QUOTE]
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