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A central alchemical woodcut, hand-colored. It features a winged, two-headed Rebis hermaphrodite wearing a crown. The figure's torso is bifurcated vertically: the left side is red and the right side is yellow. The figure wears a skirt split into black and white halves. They hold a golden chalice in their right hand, from which three snakes emerge, and a green serpent in their left hand. The figure stands upon a green, two-headed dragon. To the left is a "sun-tree" with seven faces of the sun blooming as flowers. To the right, a green lion stands behind a red bird (possibly a phoenix or pelican) resting in a green nest. The background shows ghosting of text from the other side of the leaf.

With Imperial grace and privilege.

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