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Pendant with a sea dragon with a double shell on its back
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On the shell sits a woman with a reed in her hand. Further, on the back of the dragon sit a man with a fish tail who blows on a shell and a man with an oar. One of 7 partially numbered sheets from a series of 10 sheets with pendants. Three pearls hang from each pendant.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHanger met zeedraak met een dubbele schelp op zijn rug. 1582. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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