Commentary for Avodah Zarah 85:6
תנו רבנן איזהו צורת דרקון פירש רשב"א כל שיש לו ציצין בין פרקיו מחוי רבי אסי בין פרקי צואר אמר ר' חמא ברבי חנינא הלכה כר"ש בן אלעזר
Our rabbis taught: Which is the figure of a dragon [that is prohibited]? R. Shimon b. Elazar said: One that has joints between his neck. R. Assi motioned to the joints between the joints of the neck. R. Hama son of Hanina said: The halakhah is in accord with the view of R. Shimon b. Eleazar.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
For the image of the dragon to be prohibited, it must have joints between its neck.
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