"The central figure on the left of the ceiling arch is Moloch, god of material things, a hideous monster above whose bead stands the sun with rays reaching down to draw forth the earth's bounty."

-- John Singer Sargent, 1916
(Sargent's Own Explanation on murals) 

Directly across from this is: 

Pagan Gods Astarte and head of Neith 
(North End: Vaulting, right side) 

Pagan Gods Full Image
Pagan Gods Full Image
 
Back up

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

Sargent Hall
Floor plan  
 

 
Boston Public Library 
 

Notes: 
 

• See Harvard - Sargent Murals at the Boston Public Library (1890 - 1919)
• See the year in review 1894-1895