12-23-2006, 09:56 PM
I'm not sure you can discount the date theory.
Firstly the trunk criss-crossing is very clear in the carving and a distinctive feature of the date palm- but not the banana tree.
Date palm
![[Image: MVC-date-palm.jpg]](http://www.treemovers.com/images/MVC-date-palm.jpg)
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Firstly the trunk criss-crossing is very clear in the carving and a distinctive feature of the date palm- but not the banana tree.
Date palm
![[Image: MVC-date-palm.jpg]](http://www.treemovers.com/images/MVC-date-palm.jpg)
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