Pagan
Gods Astarte and head of Neith
(North
End: Vaulting, right side)
John Singer
Sargent -- American
painter
1895
Boston Public
Library Murals
Jpg: artmuseums.harvard
Upper half is Head
of Neith
(upside down - see
alternate
flipped image). Lower half is Astarte.
"(. . .) in
contrast, is the beautiful,
soulless figure of Astarte, goddess of sensuality, veiled in blue,
standing
upon the crescent, and surrounded by enticing, female figures and
prostrate
victims."
-- John Singer
Sargent, 1916
(Sargent's
Own Explanation on murals)

Pagan
Gods Full
Image

General
view of North End, Sargent Hall, Boston Public Library

Sargent Hall
Floor plan
Boston
Public Library
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