Bezoar with mounts. (Updated over a year ago)

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SPANISH RENAISSANCE Anonymous (c. 1420-1575): A bezoar is a hard ball of hair or vegetable fiber that can be produced in the stomachs of cud-chewing animals. It was thought to be an antidote against poison and to possess magic properties.

Tags: applied arts , early modern , renaissance (northern) , spanish

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 25, 2007.

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