kwaw
lark said:I think it looks like a grain bag...
snap...that's what it looks like to me too.
Kwaw
lark said:I think it looks like a grain bag...
kwaw said:It fits with the notion of the Empress as allegorical figure of the nation, state or empire; one of the prime function of state governance, of whatever size, is the ready supply of food. Of particular importance to those in power was the ready supply of cheap grain, indeed at places and periods it was even supplied 'free', the peace or unrest and potential to riot of the general populace being directly related to the availability or otherwise of cheap grain.
Kwaw
Debra said:It's a great thought, I agree. Any evidence to support it historically?
Elven said:I saw agrain bag as well - but as I look at it on occassion - I see that there are two ways the bag appears - one open - and one where the flap is closed.
The vertical lines can either be seen as the inside back of the bag - or it can be seen as the flap of the bag ...
Can anyone else see this?
The bulging of the sack makes me feel it is full, closed and threaded along the top. But I wonder why the bag would be full and closed.
The open sack makes me think that there is something in the bag, but cannot be seen ...
I think of grains ...
I see it as a basket too ... Its the width of the lines and how even they are - not as thin and textured like a woven sack would be - at its top is smaller than its base ...