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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9870739, member: 79705"]A beautiful brooch I would love to own for sure! Looks Art Nouveau (around 1900) to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>There have been dragons depicted as snake-like or long-tail with wings so that description doesn't bother me. The breasts are a bit weird for a reptile creature, but artists have definitely added them in the 20th c so it doesn't surprise me... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Maybe a dragon-sphinx combo? Artistic license I guess![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9870739, member: 79705"]A beautiful brooch I would love to own for sure! Looks Art Nouveau (around 1900) to me. There have been dragons depicted as snake-like or long-tail with wings so that description doesn't bother me. The breasts are a bit weird for a reptile creature, but artists have definitely added them in the 20th c so it doesn't surprise me... :playful: Maybe a dragon-sphinx combo? Artistic license I guess![/QUOTE]
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