Being packed full of seeds, the pomegranate was a symbol of fertility, of life, and of the rebirth of nature. Within the Christian tradition it came subsequently to be regarded as a symbol of resurrection.
(the antidote to the spilled milk in this pic)
Or in a pic w squishy Jebus and Mary it`s the anti-apple.
So it may be understood as a symbol serving to remind the viewer of God's forgiveness and of the promise of everlasting life (see: Sandro Botticelli, Madonna of the Pomegranate ...
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