Print, Plate 4, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582 (CH 18286043)

A pendant in the form of a ferocious sea monster perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems, a mask and dragons, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster’s back are Poseidon with a triton and two merman with bulrushes.