Poklopac šahta u Stadtlohn, 07, Germany

Slika prikazuje glavu apostola Pavla. Prema ovoj njemačkoj Wikipedijinoj stranici, činjenica da se njegova bradasta glava pojavljuje tri puta na poklopcu povezana je s nekadašnjim grbom grada. To grbovo sadržavalo je tri ptice Lońskich gospodara. U sedamnaestom stoljeću ptice su zamijenjene glavom Pavla, zaštitnika biskupije Münster. Vješto je iskorištena jedna od legendi vezanih uz Pavla. Kada je obezglavljen po nalogu cara Neron, njegova je glava tri puta odskočila o tlo. Na mjestima gdje je odskočila izvirali su izvori kristalno čiste vode.

The image depicts the head of the Apostle Paul. The fact that his bearded head appears three times on the lid is linked to the town’s former coat of arms, according to this German Wikipedia page. That coat of arms consisted of the three birds of the Lords of Lohn. In the seventeenth century, the birds were replaced by the head of Paul, the patron saint of the Diocese of Münster. Clever use was made of one of the legends associated with Paul. When he was beheaded on the orders of Emperor Nero, his head bounced three times on the ground. Springs of crystal-clear water sprang up at the points where it bounced.

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