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Page 189
... plaques the same basic design as that formed by the shape of the composite schist plaques : in the lower part , a rectangle is outlined and filled in with triangles , zig - zags , chessboard patterns and broken lines . This is topped by ...
... plaques the same basic design as that formed by the shape of the composite schist plaques : in the lower part , a rectangle is outlined and filled in with triangles , zig - zags , chessboard patterns and broken lines . This is topped by ...
Page 191
... plaques . The design is rendered for the VNSP goods in a minimal form , with just enough lines to make them under- standable as human schema . This contrasts with the horror vacui characteristic of the designs on the schist plaques ...
... plaques . The design is rendered for the VNSP goods in a minimal form , with just enough lines to make them under- standable as human schema . This contrasts with the horror vacui characteristic of the designs on the schist plaques ...
Page 193
... plaques were adopted because of the symbolism they shared with other , local VNSP goods , and as such are integrated in the ritual of those social groups , where the anthropormorphic figure plays a central rôle . The common orientation ...
... plaques were adopted because of the symbolism they shared with other , local VNSP goods , and as such are integrated in the ritual of those social groups , where the anthropormorphic figure plays a central rôle . The common orientation ...
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