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Multiple Heads (1660)

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These are heads made of multiple heads. I can’t wrap my head around the concept, but I’m impressed nonetheless.

Three humans heads and one horse head all fused together into one big head.
Two human heads, one goat head, and one horse head - all fused together into one head.

Sources: Both are by Giovanni Andrea Maglioi, made in 1660. Credit to Rijksmuseum, public domain. “Composition of three faces and the head of a ram“, and “Composition of two faces, a horse’s head and a goat’s head.”