Currently travelling around Istanbul and I stopped at the Hagia Sophia Mosque museum. In the second section of the museum, they have various religious artifacts and scriptures. I've always been fascinated by angels and the likes but this is the first time that I see a Seraphim being depicted with such a geometrical / mathematical abstract (?) shapes before to cover its face. Usually it's with wings. I gave me a weird feeling of something we might see nowadays with current UAP's (such as the starfish UAP for example). Obviously I know it's an old scripture / representation, but why not use the usual wings or the eye band as per the texts? As per Isaiah 6:2, Seraphim use two of their six wings to cover their faces (eyes) while standing before God's throne. (Excerpt taken from internet) Curious to hear the voice from people who have more knowledge. submitted by /u/hbn14 [link] [comments]