Zodiac signs: rare and unique features

[Koen G]

Scorpio

- Unique

• Star connected to mouth by line
  

- Rare

• Four mammalian legs
  A few examples have been found in manuscripts such as the two shown below, one by You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (MS Douce 313, 13thC England, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) and one by JKP (14thC France)
  
  
  Another example is in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., c 1200, Anglo-Norman [JKP]
  

- Notes: 

• JKP adds that this form appears to have originated in French churches, like the six-legged example from Chartres cathedral (c. 1198 to c. 1217).
  
• The Anglo-French origin of the type is independently supported by You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., who posted a selection focused on the "standing four legged" Scorpio to the forum. His final count:
  Total of all possible Scorpio matches found so far: France 11; England 9; Germany 3; Netherlands 1.