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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 37170, member: 33"]I've seen depictions of that creature called a dolphin. The form goes back to classical Greek sculptures. There is a lot of literature about the symbolism of the dolphin in the classical world. Most of the older things I've seen so far don't show scales articulated in that way, but I can't guarantee that they were not in some instances.</p><p><br /></p><p>These writings are about dolphin symbolism and meaning, and some mention of sculptures/statues:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=H-CeqmtY2f4C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=dolphin+classical+statues&source=bl&ots=RVJAoy_RQ0&sig=eQ9SUA2rbUFfZmmyz0n1u0CR6Zw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HWy6VJ_0NMnnywPKqIGYAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=dolphin%20classical%20statues&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=H-CeqmtY2f4C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=dolphin+classical+statues&source=bl&ots=RVJAoy_RQ0&sig=eQ9SUA2rbUFfZmmyz0n1u0CR6Zw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HWy6VJ_0NMnnywPKqIGYAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=dolphin%20classical%20statues&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=H-CeqmtY2f4C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=dolphin classical statues&source=bl&ots=RVJAoy_RQ0&sig=eQ9SUA2rbUFfZmmyz0n1u0CR6Zw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HWy6VJ_0NMnnywPKqIGYAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=dolphin classical statues&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/man/myth.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/man/myth.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/man/myth.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs" rel="nofollow">http://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman sculpture, a reproduction of an even older Greek sculpture:</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63495554@N02/7937902858" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63495554@N02/7937902858" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/63495554@N02/7937902858</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And another on this page:</p><p><a href="http://www.ohmyomaha.com/2014/02/poseidon-joslyn-art-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ohmyomaha.com/2014/02/poseidon-joslyn-art-museum/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ohmyomaha.com/2014/02/poseidon-joslyn-art-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Venus de Medici:</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de'_Medici" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de'_Medici" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de'_Medici</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In a much later depiction, Albrecht Dürer depicted Arion on a dolphin. This one had scales: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=durer+arion&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mnK6VOvFHIGcyASOioLYCA&ved=0CB0QsAQ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=durer+arion&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mnK6VOvFHIGcyASOioLYCA&ved=0CB0QsAQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=durer arion&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mnK6VOvFHIGcyASOioLYCA&ved=0CB0QsAQ</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 37170, member: 33"]I've seen depictions of that creature called a dolphin. The form goes back to classical Greek sculptures. There is a lot of literature about the symbolism of the dolphin in the classical world. Most of the older things I've seen so far don't show scales articulated in that way, but I can't guarantee that they were not in some instances. These writings are about dolphin symbolism and meaning, and some mention of sculptures/statues: [URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=H-CeqmtY2f4C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=dolphin+classical+statues&source=bl&ots=RVJAoy_RQ0&sig=eQ9SUA2rbUFfZmmyz0n1u0CR6Zw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HWy6VJ_0NMnnywPKqIGYAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=dolphin%20classical%20statues&f=false']https://books.google.com/books?id=H-CeqmtY2f4C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=dolphin classical statues&source=bl&ots=RVJAoy_RQ0&sig=eQ9SUA2rbUFfZmmyz0n1u0CR6Zw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HWy6VJ_0NMnnywPKqIGYAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=dolphin classical statues&f=false[/URL] [url]http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/man/myth.html[/url] [url]http://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs[/url] Roman sculpture, a reproduction of an even older Greek sculpture: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/63495554@N02/7937902858[/url] And another on this page: [url]http://www.ohmyomaha.com/2014/02/poseidon-joslyn-art-museum/[/url] Venus de Medici: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de'_Medici[/url] In a much later depiction, Albrecht Dürer depicted Arion on a dolphin. This one had scales: [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=durer+arion&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mnK6VOvFHIGcyASOioLYCA&ved=0CB0QsAQ']https://www.google.com/search?q=durer arion&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mnK6VOvFHIGcyASOioLYCA&ved=0CB0QsAQ[/URL][/QUOTE]
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