Reptile Collection

The Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Artist: A Gilbert
The Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Etching of the sculpture by Sir Frederic Leighton. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London

Death to World Imperialism, poster, 1919. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Death to World Imperialism, poster, 1919. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Gundestrup Cauldron, showing Celtic horned god Cernunnos with torc, Denmark, c100 BC

Shri Sheshanarayana, Vishnu Narayana on Shesha, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Shri Sheshanarayana, Vishnu Narayana on Shesha, 1886

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858. 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1785. Krishna battles Kaliya, a hundred-headed serpent (naga) who was poisoning the river Yamuna

Reptiles, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Reptiles, c1910. The study of reptiles and modern amphibians, is called herpetology

Punishment of Loke, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
Punishment of Loke, 1890. Loke (Loki) is a giant in Norse and Germanic mythology, who is bound to a rock by the other gods and forced to have poison from a snake dropped on his face

Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

The Pitney Brooch, Anglo-Scandinavian, second half of the 11th century. Disc-brooch of gilt copper-alloy from Pitney, Somerset, England. It is decorated in an English variant of the Urnes style

In the Saurian Age, when the Worlds inhabitants were gigantic peptiles, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501. [Adam and Eve, from a bible in French]

Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin, c1860. Creator: Sophie Adlersparre
Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin (1853-1906), c1860

Still Life with Fruit, Lizard and Insects, 1664. Creator: Ottmar Elliger
Still Life with Fruit, Lizard and Insects, 1664

Minerva. Creator: Johan Sylvius
Minerva, Unknown date

Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent. Creator: Christian Jansz Striep
Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent, Unknown date. Additional Info: This still life painting forms an entire little natural scene

Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?. Creator: Unknown
Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?

Lizard Figurine, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or later. Creator: Unknown
Lizard Figurine, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or later

Figurine of the Horned Viper Hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or earlier. Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the Horned Viper Hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or earlier

Figurine of a Falcon Standing on a Crocodile, Ptolemaic Period (323-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of a Falcon Standing on a Crocodile, Ptolemaic Period (323-30 BCE)

Figurine of a Cobra Headed Deity Spearing an Enemy, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of a Cobra Headed Deity Spearing an Enemy, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Staff Finial with Lioness Headed Cobra, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Staff Finial with Lioness Headed Cobra, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras, 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern

Sculpture of a Mother and Child, Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Sculpture of a Mother and Child (image 2 of 2), Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern

Bronze Coffin with Two Lizards, 664 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Bronze Coffin with Two Lizards, 664 B.C

Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern). Creator: Unknown
Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern)

Crocodile Figurine, Late Period-Roman Period (711 BCE-150 CE). Creator: Unknown
Crocodile Figurine, Late Period-Roman Period (711 BCE-150 CE)

Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Inlaid Bronze Cobra Element (image 2 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Inlaid Bronze Cobra Element (image 2 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

Nilus, 1586. Creator: Philip Galle
Nilus, 1586. From Sea and River Gods, pl. 7

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Bronze Ringed Element with Crowned Uraeus Figure, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Bronze Ringed Element with Crowned Uraeus Figure, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE)

Python Crushing a Gnu, c1850s-1860s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Python Crushing a Gnu, c1850s-1860s. The setting is the Forest of Fontainebleau during daylight

Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer, c1840s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer, c1840s

Lion and Serpent, c1840. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Lion and Serpent, c1840

Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880. Creator: Unknown
Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880

Lion and Snake, 1846. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Lion and Snake, 1846

Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. One of young Krishna's most popular feats in Vraja is his triumph over the serpent Kaliya who polluted the Yamuna River

The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century

Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso).. c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 2 of 2), c1850

Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

The Royal Visit to India: the Ganges, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to India: the Ganges, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century

Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. One of the many demons the Hindu god Krishna defeats during his childhood and youth is Aghasura, who assumes the form of an enormous serpent

The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent. Creator: Unknown
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl, late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century

Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. The great serpent Shesha floats upon the primordial ocean, between the end of one cosmic era and the beginning of another

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