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Cockatrice Among Dry Reeds

A detailed black-and-white engraving on aged paper depicts a mythical cockatrice with a rooster's head and a dragon's tail, standing among dry reeds in a rural landscape.

An engraved plate of a cockatrice with a rooster's head and a dragon's tail, standing amidst dry reeds, intricate sixteenth-century engraving, detailed hatching on aged cream paper, no lettering. See more

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