Worksop Bestiary
ca. 1185
England, possibly in Lincoln or York
215 x 155 mm
MS M.81, fols. 81v–82r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902
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Asp
The venomous asp presses one ear to the ground and plugs its other ear with its tail to resist the deadly allure of the snake charmer.