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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 4398781, member: 31620&quot;]I think the problem here is that we are not looking at it with ancient eyes. The engraver will likely have never seen a dolphin but would have seen a dolphin in a mosaic etc. When we look at how a dolphin is depicted in a mosaic does this help?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T3PX0A/fish-from-the-3rd-century-roman-mosaic-villa-floor-from-lod-near-tel-aviv-israel-the-roman-floor-mosaic-of-lod-is-the-largest-and-best-preserved-mo-T3PX0A.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://previews.123rf.com/images/essentialimagemedia/essentialimagemedia1407/essentialimagemedia140700001/29868889-roman-mosaic-of-a-dolphin-with-surrounding-scene.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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