Glyphs which belong to GD17 are more difficult to classify. First it should be noted that there are two variants which differ from each other by how the'wings' are written: either as part of the body shape (e.g. Ab1-68) or as if the 'wings' were behind the body (e.g. Aa2-65):
Occasionally the 'wings' are even drawn across the body, e.g. in Aa7-58:
(In this example we should recognize a mixed glyph where the 'wing' shape is GD33.) Instead of 'wings' there may be 'legs', e.g. Aa8-59:
Other shapes may also take the place of a 'wing' (or 'leg'), for instance the beak of GD11 is seen in the right 'wing' of Aa8-65:
All four limbs might be missing (Ab5-63):
Or just the 'legs' (Aa3-67 and Ab7-7):
In one instance, Ab8-21 (a glyph which is mixed with the other part belonging to GD22), the 'arms' instead are missing:
Even in en face both 'ears' / 'eyes' might be missing, Aa8-43:
The shape of the head may vary, e.g. Ab5-33, Aa2-44 and Ab2-62:
As seen in Ab5-33 the rounded 'bottom' may carry signs in the form of 'deformations'. Clearly that is the case in e.g. Ab6-77 and Aa1-88:
A 'knob' is often found at the 'bottom' (Ab4-61, Aa5-49, Ab1-75):
The 'bottom' may have a 'hole' (Ab8-62, Aa6-77, Aa8-25):
Complex glyphs, with compositions including other GD:s are usual, e.g. Aa6-83, Aa7-69, Aa8-57, Aa8-60, Ab3-43 and Ab7-25:
Compounds with GD63 are represented in Aa3-69, Aa6-69 and Aa7-13:
Possibly in Aa4-13 there is a compound with GD12:
Peculiar is Aa4-11 (which arrives just before Aa4-13):
The rounded bottom may here perhaps be understood as a 'sun disc', but that is irrelevant for the classification - the glyph should belong to GD17 anyhow. Aa8-73 is a glyph which may exemplify what I mean with rounded bottom:
This lean glyph does not belong to GD17, but to GD69. |
