Dublin Core
Title
Hands
Identifier
123
Symbol Item Type Metadata
Symbol name
Hands
Symbol Description
According to the Egyptian system of hieroglyphs, the hand signifies manifestation, action and husbandry. The right hand corresponds to the rational, the conscious, and the logical and masculine; the left side represents the opposite. The two displayed or linked together suggest a union of these forces.
Sources
Cirlot p. 137