Gouache painting with an oval crab at top and, below, a figure in pink carrying a pole beside a dark animal and a small figure near flames.

Zodiac sign Cancer, the crab: Persian gouache painting

An oval panel at top shows a brown crab with spindly legs above grass. Below, a figure in a pink robe and white turban carries a pole over the shoulder beside a dark animal, while a small figure sits among flames at lower left.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Gouaches Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2303 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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