Mangia! Top chef is in Rome, Italy; bottom chef is in Alameda, CA.
Both are avatars of the ancient god Tiw, who (temporarily) saved the gods by sacrificing his right arm/hand to the ravening gullet of the demon wolf Fenris. Perhaps restauranteurs keep these broken icons out in their areas because, subconsciously for the patron, the idols sanctify the dining space, and do honor to the divine sacrifice of mealtime.
One of the many amazing wounded angels in Evergreen Cemetery. With his heroic beauty and severed right hand, the statue strikingly recalls the legend of Tiw, the Old English god who tricked Fenris Ulf into a magic collar by pledging his right hand, placed between the beast’s jaws. The gods sprang the trap and collared the monster, but not without the sacrifice of Tiw’s lost hand.
There’s a Judson Street in Prospect Park in East L.A.
The Valley Village View 