What is the dead canine pendent in so many portraits of Habsburg royals?

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Post by jamesdftx » Mon, Jul 03, 2017, 7:14 PM UTC

Re: What is the dead canine pendent in so many portraits of Habsburg royals?

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Post by borne0 » Mon, Jul 03, 2017, 7:44 PM UTC

not sure but looks more like a ram to me

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Post by jamesdftx » Mon, Jul 03, 2017, 7:47 PM UTC

borne0 wrote: post #2

not sure but looks more like a ram to me

Yeah, I saw this and made an edit in the reddit post :P

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Post by borne0 » Mon, Jul 03, 2017, 7:47 PM UTC

Actually I just looked it up, it identifies the wearer as a Christian Soldier.

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Post by jamesdftx » Mon, Jul 03, 2017, 7:54 PM UTC

borne0 wrote: post #4

Actually I just looked it up, it identifies the wearer as a Christian Soldier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Christianus