Subject: Re: Pompeian Pineapples

From: [email-masked] (Yuri Kuchinsky)
Date: 15 Oct 1996 16:37:00 GMT

[email-masked] wrote:
: In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Yuri Kuchinsky) wrote:

: As strange as it may initially seem, the fruits in these Pompeian frescoes 
: are, in all likelihood, stylized pomegranates. The pomegranate's smooth 
: surface differs significantly from the pineapple's rough, segmented surface. 

Thanks for your contribution, Steve. I'm aware of many mythological
references to the pomegranate. It plays a great role in Judaism and was
an especially sacred plant for the Jerusalem temple worship. 
Nevertheless, I'm not persuaded that it's so easy to mix it up with the
pineapple. They look REALLY different on the tree, because of the huge
leaves at the top of the pineapple fruit.

Yours,

Yuri.
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