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Ostrich

An ostrich uses the blood of the thamur, an Egyptian worm that can break any substance, to free its chick when it is imprisoned in a cage made of glass. This scene is from Jewish mythology about how Solomon built the temple from stone without using metal tools.

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Morgan Library Collection Online

Manuscript

Morgan Library, MS M.385 [Speculum humanae salvationis], folio 31r

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