Cracks in Civilisation

Learning from our ancestors - a warning. View Large On Black

 

A section from a small copper plaque seen in La Rochelle on the Atlantic Coast of France.

Seen in the Old Port. I'd really like to know more about it - can anyone help? Sculptor? Inscription? Each row of faces reads vertically from low to high, and seems to warn that if we ignore the teachings and memories of past generations, cracks will appear .... can any Flickr friends tell me any more?

 

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Uploaded on April 21, 2008
Taken in August 2006