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Watercolour of a three-headed white eagle inside a pale blue pear-shaped flask topped with a gold crown, on a cream background.

Three-headed eagle in a crowned alchemical flask

A pale blue, pear-shaped flask with a tall neck and gold crown is painted with a white three-headed eagle, wings spread, talons gripping the base. A pink wreath curves beneath the vessel against a cream background.

Artist
Ibbs, Edith A.
Date
1900-1909
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
1979 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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