Reptiles Collection

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

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

St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels, 1622. Creator: Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens
St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels, 1622. A subject that found new life during the Counter-Reformation and was used in the 17th century to symbolise the triumph of the Catholic Church

Adam and Eve, 1531. Creator: Hans Baldung
Adam and Eve, 1531.

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast
Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628.

Snake Charmer, c1879. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Snake Charmer, c1879.

Two-Handled Cup, c1726. Creator: Paul de Lamerie
Two-Handled Cup, c1726. This two-handled silver cup is decorated with an enormous variety of abstract and natural forms. These include representations of the infant Bacchus, the Roman god of wine

Pair Of Sauce Boats, 1746/47. Creator: Paul Crespin
Pair Of Sauce Boats, 1746/47. Cast in the form of large nautilus shells, these splendid sauce boats are decorated with tiny specimens of marine life

Man With Serpent, 1885. Creator: Auguste Rodin
Man With Serpent, 1885. When this sculpture is viewed from the front, the outcome of the struggle is uncertain. Only from the side can we see the serpent delivering a fatal bite to the man's neck.

Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. 'A very remarkable reptile, to which Professor Owen has given the name of Polacanthus

Hindoo bathers in the River Jumna surprised by a snake, 1864. Creator: J. A. B
Hindoo bathers in the River Jumna surprised by a snake, 1864. 'Large water-snakes abound in the canals and nullahs flowing into the Jumna about Delhi

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

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