On Aug 28, 2007, at 10:07 AM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
At 09:09 AM 8/28/2007, you wrote:
It could also show that she is all-seeing, all-hearing. This
could be
seen as being ever-watchful, ever protective of her realm and its
people. ...
I'm not quite sure of the significance of the snake--but the fact
that
it curls around her arm--rather like the serpent around a physician's
caudecus, might not be as sinister a symbol as we might interpret
it to
be.
Cindy Abel
A snake is also a sign of wisdom.
Note also that this is not intended to show a "real" outfit: while
elements of it may actually have existed, the Queen is shown here as
if she was costumed for a masque. The "eyes and ears" mantle is not
the sort of thing that would be worn on any other occasion, I think. :)
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