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... > Religion and Magic > Christian religion > prophets, sibyls, evangelists, Doctors of the Church; persons ~ the Bible (not in biblical context) > evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) > the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts' > the Tetramorph: human figure with four or six wings > Tetramorph: human figure with four different heads (human head, ox, eagle, lion)

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11I4261Tetramorph: human figure with four different heads (human head, ox, eagle, lion)  

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  • apocalyptic beasts
  • beast
  • book
  • Christian religion
  • eagle
  • evangelist
  • four
  • head
  • head (animal)
  • human figure
  • lion
  • monster
  • ox
  • religion
  • scroll
  • six
  • supernatural
  • symbol
  • Tetramorph
  • wing

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  • 11I4261

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