Detail of kitchen backsplash.
He has the head of a lion which indicates that he is the king of the gods. His wings are in the shape of the Aleph,the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which joins heaven to earth. He is wrapped in the seven coils of the snake of wisdom who is holding the key of knowledge above his head and has the sword of discernment in his left hand. He is drawing the heavens towards the earth. This is the definition of art, creating doorways for the other world to enter this one.
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