[split] The Golden Fleece and the two VM creatures

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Interesting - whorls of wool that 'almost' look like scales. It shows the breadth of variation displayed across a spectrum of different artists.

Is there provenance associated with this carving?

Musei civici di Palazzo Farnese, Piacenza, 12th century

When I see animals with this somewhat scaled pattern, they are usually sculptures rather than in drawings. I do occasionally see it in drawings, however, usually sheep and goats.