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Elephant

An elephant stands with a castle full of soldiers on its back. The man below stabbing the elephant is Eleazar Avaran, saving his people from a war elephant in the biblical story from 1 Maccabees 6:43-46.

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ARCA - Bibliothèque virtuelle des manuscrits médiévaux (BVMM)

Manuscript

Bibliothèque du Château de Chantilly (Musée Condé), Ms 139 [Miroir de l'humaine salvation], folio 26r

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