Zoomorphic Collection (page 3)

Cheekpiece decorated with heads, Altai nomadic, 5th- 4th century BC (wood)
XBP389385 Cheekpiece decorated with heads, Altai nomadic, 5th- 4th century BC (wood) by Altaic School; length: 18 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Squash vessel (earthenware)
DBP422942 Squash vessel (earthenware) by Colima Culture; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Flor de Manita, Mexico City, 1925 (b / w photo)
GBW469871 Flor de Manita, Mexico City, 1925 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Fish palette, c. 3200 BC (green schist)
HSC224910 Fish palette, c.3200 BC (green schist) by Egyptian, Predynastic Period (c.5000-c.3100 BC); length: 13.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-7)
1065826 Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-7) by Celtic, (3rd century BC); length: 14.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Witches Preparing for the Sabbath (oil on panel)
LST204437 Witches Preparing for the Sabbath (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (studio of); 40.6x52.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Repose, 1881 (etching & aquatint)
5864234 Repose, 1881 (etching & aquatint) by Klinger, Max (1857-1920); 31.8x48.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: from the series Ein Handschuh (A Glove) 4 3/8 x 9 1/4 in

Inkstand in form of a Crab, c. 1560 (bronze)
1217560 Inkstand in form of a Crab, c. 1560 (bronze) by Italian School, (16th century); 15.5x12.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Rizzio)

Imperial bird-form ewer, 1736-95 (molded & carved glass)
992566 Imperial bird-form ewer, 1736-95 (molded & carved glass) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); length: 20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Caparisoned Haniwa Horse, 400s-500s (earthenware with traces of pigment)
3666632 Caparisoned Haniwa Horse, 400s-500s (earthenware with traces of pigment) by Japanese School; 59.7x66 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Japan, Kofun Period (c)

Initial D, from a psalter-hours, c. 1270 (gold & tempera on vellum)
3506878 Initial D, from a psalter-hours, c.1270 (gold & tempera on vellum) by Mosan School; 5.2x3.4 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Initial D This cutting can be dated to ca. 1270)

Askos in the form of a doe (terracotta)
616080 Askos in the form of a doe (terracotta) by Etruscan, (4th century BC); length: 19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: on an integral plinth with legs tucked beneath its body)

Cylindrical staff ornament, Igbo-Ukwu, 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze)
DBP412931 Cylindrical staff ornament, Igbo-Ukwu, 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze) by Nigerian; height: 26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

Detail of one of a pair of famille rose monks cap
492348 Detail of one of a pair of famille rose monks cap (Duomuhu) ewers and covers, 18th - 19th century (ceramic) (see also 492347) by Chinese School

Ewer, Augsburg, 1625-30 (silver gilt)
492503 Ewer, Augsburg, 1625-30 (silver gilt) by Lencker, Johannes, I (c.1570-1637); height: 34.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Beak bird, from Guacimo, Linea Vieja area (translucent pale sea-green jade)
XBP390220 Beak bird, from Guacimo, Linea Vieja area (translucent pale sea-green jade) by Pre-Columbian; height: 6 cm; American Museum of Natural History, New York

Circular pendant with two alligator heads, from Guacimo
XBP390203 Circular pendant with two alligator heads, from Guacimo, Linea Vieja area (medium green jade) by Pre-Columbian; height: 6.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Elks head saddle plaque, Altai nomadic, 5th- 4th century BC (horn)
XBP389386 Elks head saddle plaque, Altai nomadic, 5th- 4th century BC (horn) by Altaic School; length: 13 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Recumbent stag, decorated on the body with greyhound and lion (gold) (detail of 389338)
XBP389342 Recumbent stag, decorated on the body with greyhound and lion (gold) (detail of 389338) by Greek School, (4th century BC); State Hermitage Museum, St

Recumbent stag, decorated on the body with greyhound (gold) (detail of 389338)
XBP389341 Recumbent stag, decorated on the body with greyhound (gold) (detail of 389338) by Greek School, (4th century BC); State Hermitage Museum, St

A Stool (wood)
FIT423003 A Stool (wood) by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Sphinx, frontispiece to Hieroglyphes et Poemes by Rey de Gourment, 1894 (litho)
746853 Sphinx, frontispiece to Hieroglyphes et Poemes by Rey de Gourment, 1894 (litho) by Groux, Henri de (1867-1930); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Belgian, out of copyright

Coopers reamer and rasp (walnut) (detail of 701074)
701073 Coopers reamer and rasp (walnut) (detail of 701074) by French School, (19th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info)

Vajimuka (stone)
LIT372659 Vajimuka (stone) by Cambodian; Musee National de Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Photo eLuca Tettoni; out of copyright

Water pipe shaped as an elephant (earthenware)
NUL363033 Water pipe shaped as an elephant (earthenware) by Chinese School (19th century); Musee d art et d histoire, Gueret, France; Chinese, out of copyright

Belt buckle (copper)
XIR186687 Belt buckle (copper) by Visigothic, (7th century); 15.5x5.5 cm; Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid, Spain; out of copyright

Model hedgehog, from Tomb 416 at Abydos, New Kingdom (red ware pottery)
AMQ107027 Model hedgehog, from Tomb 416 at Abydos, New Kingdom (red ware pottery) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian

Native American Ornament (bone and mother of pearl)
HSC194645 Native American Ornament (bone and mother of pearl) by American; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; American, out of copyright

Mythical peacock with a womans head, Hyderabad, c. 1750 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
3964116 Mythical peacock with a womans head, Hyderabad, c.1750 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 20.9x11.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Boars Head Tureen, Chelsea Porcelain Factory, c. 1758 (porcelain)
1217947 Boars Head Tureen, Chelsea Porcelain Factory, c. 1758 (porcelain) by Willems, Joseph (1715-66) (attr.to); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period
1764379 Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period, 800-400 BC (serpentine & cinnabar) by Prehistoric; 23.5x14x1.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Figure of Ganesha, Uttar Pradesh (sandstone) (see also 834327)
834326 Figure of Ganesha, Uttar Pradesh (sandstone) (see also 834327) by Indian School, (10th century); height: 81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Irish harp, 1889 (pencil, pen & ink and w / c on paper)
909547 Irish harp, 1889 (pencil, pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (manner of); 18.4x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dragon-shaped powder flask, possibly Gujarat (painted wood)
1065139 Dragon-shaped powder flask, possibly Gujarat (painted wood) by Indian School, (19th century); diam: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: of circular form)

Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-6)
1065827 Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-6) by Celtic, (3rd century BC); length: 14.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, Iran, dated A.H. 577/ A.D. 1181-82. Zoomorphic incense burners were popular during the Seljuq period

Animal-Shaped Spit Rest, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Animal-Shaped Spit Rest, Iran, 9th-10th century. Made of fire-resistant stone

Elephant-Shaped Kendi, Iran, second quarter 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Elephant-Shaped Kendi, Iran, second quarter 17th century. Safavid example made of stonepaste

Kohl Flask, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Kohl Flask, Iran, 9th-10th century

Saywite Monolith, Abancay, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo
Saywite Monolith is an enormous rock containing more than 200 geometric and zoomorphic figures, including reptiles, frogs, and felines

Pictography, Faical, San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo
Pictography, Rock Painting, Pictograms, despicting hunting scenes, antropomorphic and zoomorphic figures, symbols and other graphics

Llibre vermell (Red Book). Manuscript No. 1. Fol. 69, Latin text, there is a series of human figures with zoomorphic parts drawn at the bottom

Archena glass. Ceramics with zoomorphic and floral decoration from the necropolis of Archena (Murcia)

Levantine cave paintings from group Albarracin (Teruel) in the Abrigo Callejon of the Plou, cave Cocinilla del Obispo: group of bulls painted entirely white and light red color

Monastery of Bellpuig les Avellanes. Founded in 1166 by Ermengol VII of Urgell. Capitel of the cloister decorated with a zoomorphic figure: an eagle

Jaume Marquilles delivers his book to the Consellers of Barcelona in the presence of King Alphonso IV the Magnanimous (1416-1458)

Cave paintings typical of the Levantine art, found in the Roca dels Moros or Cogull Cave (Lleida), scene of nine women dancing around a man, with overlapping animal figures

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"Exploring the Fascinating World Art: From Dürer's Hare to Ancient Sculptures and African Masks" Zoomorphic art, derived from the Greek words "zōon" (animal) and "morphē" (form), refers to artistic representations that incorporate animal features or characteristics. This captivating form of expression has been prevalent throughout history, transcending cultures and continents. One notable example is Albrecht Dürer's iconic Renaissance masterpiece, "Hare. " Painted in 1502, this exquisite watercolor captures the intricate details of a hare with such precision that it seems almost lifelike. The delicate brushstrokes bring forth its wild essence. Moving forward in time, Francisco Goya's etching & aquatint plate titled "Aguarda Que Te Unten, " part of his renowned series Los Caprichos from 1799, presents a satirical commentary on human behavior by depicting anthropomorphic animals engaged in various activities. The zoomorphic theme extends beyond two-dimensional art forms into three-dimensional objects as well. A prime example is an intricately carved ivory priming flask dating back to the 17th - 18th century. Its elaborate design showcases animals intertwined with foliage, showcasing both craftsmanship and reverence for nature. From Africa comes an Asante Stool from Ghana made entirely out of wood. Carved with great skill and adorned with animal motifs such as lions or elephants, these stools hold cultural significance within their communities as symbols of power and authority. Ancient civilizations also embraced zoomorphism in their artwork. A remarkable artifact is the Beaver effigy platform pipe crafted between 100 BC-200 AD using pipestone, pearl & bone by Native Americans known as Adena-Hopewell people. This extraordinary piece combines elements of beavers' physicality while serving ceremonial purposes. Byzantine relief sculptures further exemplify zoomorphism through depictions like a lion devouring a deer on a marble slab.