Identifier: illustrateddicti00mollrich (find matches)
Title: An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Mollett, John W. (John William)
Subjects: Art Archaeology -- Dictionaries
Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Shard, O. E. A piece of broken pottery.(It has other meanings. Consult Ilalliwcll.) Shay-le, Chin. A relic of I.uddha. Sheaf, (i) A bundle of ripe corn bound up inthe field ; the device assumed by AlfonsodAvalos, when he was made captain-general of
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Fig. 611. Sheaf. Device of Alphonso dAvalos. the army of Charles V., with the motto implyingincessant devotion to his work,—that, as soon asone harvest is reaped, its successor must be sown.(2) A bunch of twenty-four arrows, enough to filla quiver. Sheep. In Christian art, the twelve apostlesoccur in early mosaics as twelve sheep, and ourLord in the midst as their Shepherd. Shekel. A Jewish coin, value about 2s. 6d Shell, Chr. In Gallic as in Christian tombsshells are of frequent occurrence ; there is nodoubt that they symbolize the resurrection,the body of man being looked upon as a shellwhich he leaves behind him at death. Diffe-rent kinds of shell are met with, but that of mostfrequent occurrence is the common snail-shell(helix pomatia). (See Escallop.) Shell-cameos. Cameos carved on shells.These are certain conch shells or strombs, thesubstance of which consists of two distinct layersof different colours. The black conch offers themost decided contrast in the colours. Shelllac.

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