Not all female figures can, however, be understood merely as fertility symbols; rather, in many cases they are assumed to be house gods or representations of ancestors, and, especially when appearing in graves, as substitutes for the bodies of maids, wives, and concubines.
On the reverse side was a representation of Arsaces, ancestor of the Parthian dynasty, seated on an omphalos (hemispheric altar) and holding a bow, in imitation of Seleucid coins that showed Apollo in the same way, as the ancestor of the Seleucids.
Some indigenous people, for example, believe that a representation of an ancestor (such as in a photograph or a recording) embodies its subject – and thus no such documentation should be permitted.
Chun and Landgraf spoke about the concept Kū Mākua simultaneously referencing a type of tree, the role of the warrior, and the representation and memory of ancestors.
Structure attempts to describe the representation of more remote ancestors, that themselves have various degrees of relationship, the values of Q can range widely.
The trees that were categorized as complete understanding or developing understanding generally included a clear branching pattern of connections between species, the representation of a common ancestor, and a choice of characters that were phylogenetically informative.
The procession was led by two knights herald, in armour almost blindingly bright in the sunshine, towering figures mounted on a black and a white horse, vivid representation of the spectacle their ancestors would have witnessed on the day of battle, at least until the shining army became a bloody rout.
Everyone knows about the enduring appeal of Easter Island's stone heads, enormous statues that are actually full-body representations of long-lost ancestors.
In order to confidently test whether the giant forms worldwide evolved independently from herbaceous ancestors, it seems vital to include a considerably larger representation of herbaceous taxa and to root the Lobelioideae tree with representative taxa from outside the subfamily.
