نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
The present analysis studies the
images of sphinxes and harpeys
in the Ancient World and searches
for the definitions related. Then
it propounds the presence of this
symbol in the art of Islamic Era and
describes the related definitions.
Further, it expresses expansion of
astronomical activities as the factor
effective on manifestation of such
symbols in 6th, 7th, 8th centuries
(lunar calendar).
Sphinxes are considered by the
Ancient World as the protectors
of the temples and even as gods.
Harpeys are creatures combined of the head of man and the body of bird which
takes in the ancient world the soul of the dead to the other world. Such creatures
appeared in the Islamic Era on the metal dishes and potteries, so that in 6th, 7th,
8th centuries, they are the most common images available on the potteries. It is
obvious that such symbols are closely related in the Islamic era with the definition
of grace and fertilization, and expansion of astronomical activities in the 3rd and 4th
centuries and later in Iran and writing the book: Constellations by Abdol Rahman
Alsoufi, the way was paved for emergence of such creatures on the works of art.
کلیدواژهها English
