Historiated Initial (S) Excised from a Bible: Soldiers and Horses
The image depicts a gold, blue, red, and white illustration of a large, decorative letter "S". The letter "S" has a thick blue outline with white details and a gold background. The top of the "S" curves around three soldiers wearing blue helmets and white and blue armor and holding orange spears. The bottom of the "S" curves around three blue horses. The background of the image is red with a thin white border around the letter "S". The image is set against a beige background.
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- 796 × 893 px
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