Tuesday, March 31, 2015

One Eye Open, One Eye Missing

I am always pleased to find this kind of stone in the fields. When the sun is shining, it takes on a glow in the soil which makes it easy to spot. I'm assuming that ancient man noticed and appreciated this glowing quality too because invariably, there are images of faces in them.

This stone is a good example of the Paleolithic rock art motif of "One Eye Open, One Eye Missing" which has been discussed in various articles published on the Archaeology of Portable Rock Art website including this one.

It almost looks as if there is a fish coming out of the one eye; with a turn of the hand, another face appears; then, the eye becomes a mouth which is eating the fish. It might not be a fish, but that's my guess.



 

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