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  2. Bucket and cone - Wikipedia

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    Bucket and cone refer to twin attributes that are frequently held in the hands of winged genies depicted in the art of Mesopotamia, and within the context of Ancient Mesopotamian religion. The iconography is particularly frequent in art from the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–605 BCE ) , and especially Assyrian palace reliefs from this period.

  3. Fontana della Pigna - Wikipedia

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    There is another fountain known as Fontana della Pigna in Rimini, Italy, also of Ancient Roman origin but heavily restored.The pine cone sculpture crowning this fountain was only installed in 1807, replacing a 16th-century statue of St. Paul damaged by the Napoleonic army.

  4. Pine liqueur - Wikipedia

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    Stone pine cones in South Tyrol. To produce pine liqueur, the red pine cones are collected at the end of June, mid-July, while they are still in full sap, before they're woody. The harvest is often labor-intensive, as the pine cones can only be hand-picked when allowed (the trees are often located in natural protection areas, where cone ...

  5. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.

  6. Pineal gland - Wikipedia

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    He gave the name konario, meaning cone or pinecone, which during Renaissance was translated to Latin as pinealis. The 17th century philosopher René Descartes regarded the gland as having a mystical purpose, describing it as the "principal seat of the soul". In the mid-20th century, the biological role as a neuroendocrine organ was established. [9]

  7. Pigna (rione of Rome) - Wikipedia

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    The name means "pine cone" in Italian, and the symbol of the rione is the colossal bronze pine cone standing in the middle of the homonymous fountain. The fountain, which was initially located in the Baths of Agrippa, now decorates a vast niche in the wall of the Vatican facing the Cortile della Pigna, located in Vatican City.

  8. Winged genie - Wikipedia

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    An Eagle headed protective spirit holding a bucket and cone. A four-winged genie in the Bucket and cone motif. Relief from the north wall of the Palace of king Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin, 713–716 BC. Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture.

  9. Trees in Chinese mythology and cultural symbology - Wikipedia

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    Trees in Chinese mythology and culture tend to range from more-or-less mythological such as the Fusang tree and the Peaches of Immortality cultivated by Xi Wangmu to mythological attributions to such well-known trees, such as the pine, the cypress, the plum and other types of prunus, the jujube, the cassia, and certain as yet unidentified trees.