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Diver Omar Pascoe and his support team at the Dock Gate at Penzance
PEZPH : 1990.1815
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This is a photograph of a wood carving of a mermaid on the end of a small pew in Zennor Church. Aphrodite was goddess of the sea and of love. She is depicted holding a quince and a comb. The quince was subsequently replaced by a mirror, a symbol of vanity and heartlessness. She was seen by medieval Christians as a symbol of lust and a warning against the sins of the flesh. Amongst seafaring communities, she illustrated the two natures of Christ, human and divine; human and fish like.
PEZPH : 1990.1601
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The First and Last Inn at Sennen Churchtown with the church tower in the background
PEZPH : 1990.1572
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