A scallop shell is often used to pour the water at baptism. The part that is a delicacy to eat is the adductor muscle, that is, the muscle that pulls the two shells closed.
Baptism is often represented by a scallop shell
The scallop shell can represent the sacrament of Baptism or it can also represent St. James the Greater.
It's a Scallop shell.
Scallop shell
a shell is concave and can hold water to baptise
bay scallop
A scallop is like a clam, and lives in a typically narrow shell. The scallop itself resembles a whitish disk (like a squashed marshmallow).
Some versions of the birth of Aphrodite have her washing onshore on a large scallop shell. "Botticelli's Birth of Venus" is an example of this motif/story. The scallop shell may also refer to the female genitals, as the ancient Greek word for scallop, kteis, may mean either. "Laughter-loving" Aphrodite undoubtedly smiles at the double entendre.
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