Lubos,
It is common to leave a pebble on the headstone of the person who you
came for when visiting a Jewish cemetery. If there are no pebbles easily
found, a visitor may have brought something easily carried but of no real
value to leave. Perhaps the visitor, or the deceased, was a collector.
Allen Aigen NYC
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On Thu, 31 May 2007 01:06:58 +0100 "Lubos R. Kolouch" <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Dear CONCH-Lers,
> arising from the discussion of snails and the church, I would have
> a
> question for the experts. At home in Central Europe, the Czech
> Republic in
> particular, I conducted research in an old jewish cemetery. To my
> great
> surprise I found 2 examples of the marine shell Umbonium giganteum
> (TROCHIDAE) at the eastern side of the cemetery. These specimens
> measured
> 12.75 x 21.65 mm and 13.35 x 21.1 mm, and were ground down to their
> nacreous
> base. Is this a coincidental, unimportant find, or does it have
> perhaps
> any significance in a church ritual (jewish)?
>
> Concerning the "church" theme, I would like to draw attention to
> http://lrk.host.sk (refer to Pictures), where I have an interesting
> photo of
> HELICIDAE from the cathedral in the German town of Nuremberg. The
> idea
> behind this sculpture and the use of such snails is equally unclear
> to me.
> Can anyone comment or state their opinion on the above ?
>
> Thanks,
> Lubosh R. Kolouch
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ezequiel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 1:50 PM
> Subject: Snails used in liturgy?
>
>
> > Hi all!
> >
> > I have read Franco Fabbro interesting work about how snails may
> have been
> > used in liturgy during the early christian period. I tried to
> contact
> > Mr. Fabbro but his mail
> > address doesn't work.
> >
> > See: http:www.freedomdomain.com/religion/fabbro.htm
> >
> > At the moment I am studing a collection of mollusks found in
> > an Early Christian basilica in Northern Greece. Among the land
> snails
> > the most numerous are helix sp. 52%. Most of the shells were found
> in
> > a room inside the
> > basilica which has been interpreted as being a workshop.
> >
> > Does anyone think it is plausible to say that these snails could
> have been
> > used
> > in liturgy? Has anyone of you come upon this subject or have any
> ideas?
> > I'm just wondering if the idea is not too far fetched.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Ezequiel M. Pinto-Guillaume
>
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