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Vulture, (top, left) Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Twin Vultures, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Vulture Wings (above the door), Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

Vulture

Twin vultures are Egyptian symbols for maternal care. Vulture's wings symbolize protection and maternal care.

Keister, Douglas. Going Out in Style: The Architecture of Eternity, pages 62 and 74.