Giant Chimera OVERSIZE Enamel PinIn antiquity, the chimera was feared not just for its strength, but for the disruption of order it represented and the chaos that arises when boundaries between creaturesand realmsare broken. Its name is now used more broadly to describe hybrid creatures or any union of disparate parts. The Chimera series is a limited edition set of 20 mythical hybrid creature collectors art pins, not to be reproduced again. Huge! 5 in 127 mm Tall Thick! 3mm solid

The paws are big

Glow-in-the-dark

suggesting an association with the afterlife—perhaps being symbols of the desire for a safe journey

Where does it end and where does it begin

it may have also eaten meat

likely for cutting tough vegetation

Perhaps it was pleading that it wouldn't stalk this earth in death as a cursed spirit

Some say it’s possible a plesiosaur

catching fish with its long jaws

but it most likely used these to pull down tall vegetation rather than for defense

it was a symbol of peace and justice

It was once a bird of pure red