Bent Cross Staff of the Holy See Governor of the World, the Vicar of Christ Bent Cross with crucified Christ; the cross is emerging from a Pine Cone. Bronze Pine Cone Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany Located in the Cathedral narthex. Believed to be from 1,000 C.E. & to of come from a fountain. Displayed with the 'she-wolf'. Caduceus of Hermes Greek - Museo Pio-Clementino, Rome Two serpents wrapped around a winged-staff, the serpents meeting near the top of the staff that's topped with a sphere. Cloister of Ice Milan - University Large Pine Cone on display in middle of courtyard. Fontana della Pigna Cortile della Pigna of the Vatican City-State - Rione IX (District 9) A huge (nearly 4 meters, or 13 feet tall) Pine Cone, flanked by two peacocks, & directly in front of a large, empty sarcophagus. In front of the Pigna, & flanking the peacock, are two Lions with Egyptian hieroglyphics adorning their foundations. Fontana della Pigna (Rimini) Rimini, Italy Roman origin, renovated in 1543. Visited by Da Vinci in 1502. Fontana della Pigna (Venice) Piazza San Marco, Venice Italy Smallest of the Pigna fountains. Pigna emerging from a bloom? & at each corner sits a naval-type pillar. Near Piazza Venezia. Pine Cone Louka (District of Sand) Stucco Chapel with bell. Pineal under bell resembles Egyptian Brain Mapping of the Olfactory Nerve. Staff of Osiris Egypt - Turin, Italy Entwined by two serpents meeting at a pine cone at its top. Thyrsus Greco-Roman - Prado, Madrid Staff of giant fennel covered with ivy vines & leaves, often wound with a taeniae & always topped with a pine cone. Urn of St. Lawerence Herts New Church - Ayor St. Lawrence Publicly displayed urn of St. Lawrence in the shape of a pine cone placed atop a pedestal. Saturday, August 2, 2014 Page 1 of 1