Wild Animal Collection (page 8)

Roman Mosaic detail of Bear, from Diana the Huntress, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, c4th century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric

Roman Mosaic of Elephant, Horse and Bear, c2nd-3rd century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric, frame surrounding a small section with figures (emblema)

Roman Mosaic of Man and wild boar, c2nd-3rd century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric, frame surrounding a small section with figures (emblema)

Pair of buzzards on the nest
A pair of buzzards (Buteo buteo) on the nest

Black guillemot
A black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)

Kestrel in flight
A kestrel (Falc tinnunculus) in flight

Cormorant
A cormorant (Phalaerocorax carbo)

Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis)

Sri Lankan elephant. Artist: CM Dixon
A Sri Lankan elephant near Kandy

Fish, 1620. Artist: Frans Snyders
Fish, 1620. Snyders, Frans (1579-1657). Found in the collection of the M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol

Gold Greek cup with a wild bull motif, 15th century BC
Greek gold cup with a wild bull motif, from Vaphio. At the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 15th century BC

Syrian golden bowl from the temple of Baal
Golden bowl from the temple of Baal at Kas Shamra, Syria, depicting the hunting of wild bulls

Achaemenid cylinder-seal impression of a Royal hunt. The King holds a Gon and a man with a flail seizes a bull. It symbolises the the triumph of the King over his enemies

Roman relief of gladiators fighting wild beasts
Roman relief of gladiators fighting lions

Detail of Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic God Taranis, Danish, c100 BC

Inscription on a golden bowl of the King hunting wild bulls, Temple of Baal, c14th-12th century BC
Inscription on a golden bowl of the King on a chariot hunting wild bulls, Temple of Baal, Ras Shamra, Syria, c14th-c12th century BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Tarpan, 1884. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan ancestry

Tarpan, 1850. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan ancestry

Herd of Tarpan, 1893
Herd of tarpan, 1893. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan

Deer in the Forest I, 1912. Artist: Marc Franz
Deer in the Forest I, 1912

Red deer II, 1912. Artist: Marc Franz
Red deer II, 1912

Blue Horses, 1911. Artist: Marc Franz
Blue Horses, 1911

British wild or park cattle. Artist: William Jardine
British wild or park cattle. The Hamilton strain (Scottish), and the Chillingham (English), two examples of ancient breeds surviving in a few small herds in Britain through having been enparked

British Wild or Park Cattle, 1790. Artist: Thomas Bewick
British Wild or Park Cattle. Ancient breed surviving in few small herds in Britain through having been enparked centuries ago

Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang, 1893
Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang. Engraving published London 1893

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