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The religious allusions are beautiful: "blood flows from his hands" (stigmata?), the use of ashes to make coins shine (suggesting Ash Wednesday, perhaps? No spit involved, but the ashes are mixed with olive oil so they stay on one's forehead).
The religious allusions are beautiful: "blood flows from his hands" (stigmata?), the use of ashes to make coins shine (suggesting Ash Wednesday, perhaps? No spit involved, but the ashes are mixed with olive oil so they stay on one's forehead).