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Statue holding a sword in its proper right hand. Proper right and proper left are conceptual terms used to unambiguously convey relative direction when describing an image or other object. The "proper right" hand of a figure is the hand that would be regarded by that figure as its right hand. [1] In a frontal representation, that appears on the ...
Dexter (Latin for 'right') [1] indicates the right-hand side of the shield, as regarded by the bearer, i.e. the bearer's proper right, and to the left as seen by the viewer. Sinister (Latin for 'left') [ 2 ] indicates the left-hand side as regarded by the bearer – the bearer's proper left, and to the right as seen by the viewer.
The heraldic terms dexter ('right') and sinister ('left') represent the shield bearer's perspective, not the viewer's. To dexter or the viewer's left is the direction animals are presumed to face. This position is thus not specified unless necessary for clarity, as when a human or human-like being is depicted (the default position for these is ...
Movement is sinistral (left-handed) if the block on the other side of the fault moves to the left, or if straddling the fault the left side moves toward the observer. Movement is dextral (right-handed) if the block on the other side of the fault moves to the right, or if straddling the fault the right side moves toward the observer. [4]
Two styles of scimitars: an Egyptian shamshir (left) and an Ottoman kilij (right). A scimitar (/ ˈ s ɪ m ɪ t ər / or / ˈ s ɪ m ɪ t ɑːr /) [1] is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade [2] [3] [4] of about 76.2 to 91.44cm (30 to 36 inches) associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African cultures.
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Left and right or left–right may refer to: Left and right directions, body relative directions in terms of an observer; Left and right as designating different chiralities, independent of an observer (as in left glove, left-eyed flatfish, left-handed screw threads) Left- and right-handedness; Left- and right-laterality; Left- and right-ocular ...
The Vishnudharmottara Purana describes Chakra as man with a fat belly and round eyes, decorated with various ornaments and holding a chamara (chowry) and with Vishnu's left hand on his head. The slim-waisted woman Gada holds a chowry in her hands and is adored with ornaments, with Vishnu's right hand resting on her head.