8 June 2007
There were allegorical statues carved in the sides of confessionals in the cathedral in Antwerp.
This detail is a woman holding a cup with a snake head peeking out of it.
If I had to guess, I'd say the snake was a symbol of Original Sin and the Garden of Eden. The cup would represent Christ's sacrifice. Taken together, it shows that Jesus redeemed the world. But the placement is weird. Why is the snake IN the cup??

Date		6/8/2007 12:01:58 PM
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