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An etching of a bearded man wearing robes, Zenocrates, speaking to Polemon, a seated youth also dressed in robes. The bearded man stands with his back to the viewer and his hands outstretched towards Polemon, who casts his gaze towards the floor and removes the wreath from his head. Behind Zenocrates a group of similarly dressed onlookers watch the pair, with some gesturing towards them and looking shocked.
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Coin bank showing a statuette of a man sitting in armchair with a real coin in his hand
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Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with Monkey, Birds, and Insects (ca. 1582–1616) | Mathais Beitler / Public Domain
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‘To the Angels and the Sparrows’
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