Mysterious "Sonnenscheiben"
So called "sun discs" (date unknown) at the Jakobuskirche in Tübingen, Germany.
Found among the numeruous spolia repurposed in the church, the reliefs of three "Sonnenscheiben" (sun discs) are still a mystery. The concentric circles have been interpreted as a depiction of the sun while the bent arms give the relief antropomorphic qualities. Although the Gothic rebuilding of St. James' church used many spolia from the previous Romanesque structure, the Sonnenscheiben do not seem to resemble any other works of medieval christianity and probably stem from an even older context.
Mysterious "Sonnenscheiben"
So called "sun discs" (date unknown) at the Jakobuskirche in Tübingen, Germany.
Found among the numeruous spolia repurposed in the church, the reliefs of three "Sonnenscheiben" (sun discs) are still a mystery. The concentric circles have been interpreted as a depiction of the sun while the bent arms give the relief antropomorphic qualities. Although the Gothic rebuilding of St. James' church used many spolia from the previous Romanesque structure, the Sonnenscheiben do not seem to resemble any other works of medieval christianity and probably stem from an even older context.