AW: Stamp on cover of "Against the Day"

Ya Sam takoitov at hotmail.com
Thu Nov 2 11:12:14 CST 2006




The most similar images were on the coins, imo. As for the original for the 
AtD seal, it might be some seal from a Tibetan document unavailable on the 
web, it can also be a stylised seal made on the basis of Tibetan iconography 
of the Snow Lion.




>I agree that it's a snow lion with three peaks--great work, folks--but,
>unless I've missed something, I don't think there's been a match yet. Note
>that, despite the smudginess of the image, there's a halo around the middle
>peak. I figure it represents a cloud--and that there are also clouds to a
>side of each of the other peaks.
>
>Also...I'm not sure if this has been made clear yet...but the cover emblem
>is
>raised as well as colored.
>
>d.
>
>PS: And yeah, there's an adenoidal quality to the image.
>

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