Kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel – Proto-Elamite – Proto-Elamite – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329074
In Animals, Gods and Men from East to West: Papers on Archaeology and History in
In Animals, Gods and Men from East to West: Papers on Archaeology and History in
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Although close to the Iberian Peninsula, it is currently believed that the rock art of Algeria and Tassili developed independently of that in Europe.
These are: an archaic tradition depicting wild animals whose antiquity is unknown
the quiet tranquil visage of this example is crowned with a fantastical series of wild-animal
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German ca. 1230–50 Beaker with Apes South Netherlandish ca. 1425–50 Ewer with Wild
The Museum’s collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world.
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The rock-cut tomb chapel of Khnumhotep II, overseer of the Eastern Desert under Amenemhat II and Senwosret II, was richly decorated in paint on plaster with scenes designed both to commemorate the life of this high official and to help ensure his eternal afterlife (Newberry 1893, pp
men wearing garments, beards, and hair styles that identify them as people from western
Parthian art resists a straightforward definition, as it employs styles and motifs from both Hellenistic and earlier Near Eastern traditions that result in innovations in various media.
wineskin Parthian ca. 2nd–1st century BCE Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild
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early 16th century Ewer with Wildman Finial German late 15th century Ewer with Wild
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birds and animals ca. 4th century BCE Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild