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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2835715, member: 56859&quot;]After browsing a variety of Tanit portrayals I believe the crescent is a leaf from the wheat stalk, not a moon or a horn.&nbsp; Yes it is shaped like a crescent moon but that&#039;s just the curve of the blade.&nbsp; On well-struck and well-preserved coins you can see the central rib of the leaf.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I&#039;ve not seen any scholarly writings about this, I do have one insight which may give me an extra qualification for commenting:&nbsp; I&#039;ve woven head wreaths from flowers and grass.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Yeah, it was for a Renaissance Fair.&nbsp; I feel you judging me.&nbsp; It was long ago <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geochembio.com/IMG/grass-booting-heading.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If making a head wreath out of these, you&#039;d first strip all or most of the leaves.&nbsp; The remaining stems are then braided together and tied behind the head.&nbsp; I believe her wreath retains the &quot;flag leaf&quot; (the curved leaf-like structure closest to the seed head).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>EL stater from CNG&#039;s archives:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/10400082.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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