Emblem: year, In the middle a palm tree (symbol for the annual rotation) with a medallion with the god Janus, the Roman god of the past and the future. The snake Ouroboros (symbol for eternity) has turned around the trunk of the palm tree. At the foot of the palm tree the astrological zodiac. Two putti in the foreground. A putto draws a circle on the ground with a compass. In the background a vulture that is fertilized by the wind., Ouroboros serpent, circle (planimetry, geometry), predatory birds: vulture, Janus' head, two-faced head, trees: palm-tree, zodiac, the twelve zodiacal signs together, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Jan Goeree (mentioned on object), 1723, paper, engraving, w 164 mm × h 125 mm
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Emblem, year, middle, palm tree, symbol, annual rotation, medallion, god Janus, Roman god, past, future, snake Ouroboros, eternity, turned, trunk, foot, astrological zodiac, Two putti, foreground, putto draws, circle, ground, compass, background, vulture, fertilized, wind, Ouroboros serpent, planimetry, geometry, predatory birds, Janus' head, two-faced head, trees, palm-tree, zodiac, twelve zodiacal signs together, cupids, amores, amoretti, putti, Jan Goeree, mentioned, object, 1723, paper, engraving, w 164 mm × h 125 mm
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