Aquatic Life Collection (page 35)

Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from the Solomon Islands
Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from San Cristobel Island, in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museums collection

The Great Dish from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. The face in the centre represents Oceanus, with dolphins in his hair and a beard formed of seaweed

Native American copper mask representing a killer whale, 19th century
Pacific North-Western Native American mask representing a killer whale, made from scrap copper, from the British Museums collection, 19th century

Carving of an Inuit whale-hunt on an ivory snow-knife, 19th century
Carving of a Western Inuit whale-hunt on an ivory snow-knife made from walrus tusk. From the British Museums collection, 19th century

Skull from Jericho, modelled with plaster and shells. It was probably kept in the home, and used for ancestor-worship. From the British Museums collection

Geometric period Greek pot, 8th century BC
Geometric period Greek pot, found at Argos. In the Argos museum in Greece, 8th century BC

Roman floor mosaic showing Neptune, 3rd century
Roman floor mosaic from Ostia, showing Neptune, 3rd century

Roman mosaic of a nymph riding a sea-horse, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a nymph riding a sea-horse, from the Roman port of Osita, 2nd century

Detail of a Roman floor mosaic showing a sea-horse, 1st century
Detail of a Roman floor mosaic showing a sea-horse, part of the Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic at the Royal palace in Fishbourne, Sssuex, 1st century

Egyptian mummy of a fish from the Louvres collection

Roman mosaic of men fishing, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of men fishing from Souisse, Tunisia, 2nd century

Geometric Roman floor mosaic with a depth illusion, from Munich

Princess Granida (after the play Granida by Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft), 1651. Artist: Jan van Bijlert
Princess Granida (after the play Granida by Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft), 1651. Found in the collection of the Museum of Private Collections in the A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Mycenaean amphora with an octopus, 15th century
Mycenaean amphora with an octopus, in palace style, from Prosymna. Now in the National Museum in Athens, 15th century

Early Christian fish mosaic, 4th century
Early Christian mosaic of a fish medallion, from Souisse, Tunisia, 4th century

Selling spices and fish in Gabes market in Tunisia

Viking Thorwalds cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man, 10th century
Detail of Thorwalds cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man - note the runes on the edge. The figure bears a fish (a Christian symbol) and a cross, and tramples on a serpent, 10th century

Japanese Netsuke of a mermaid on a clam, 18th century
Japanese Netsuke of a mermaid on a clam, signed Hideharu, in the V&A museum, 18th cntury

Mycenaen amphora with octopus design, 16th century BC
Mycenaen amphora with octopus design in palace style. From Prosymna in Greece, and in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 16th century BC

Paleolithic engraved bone with reindeer, fish, and<> designs from Lortet, Hautes Pyrenees, France

Bronze plaque of the Oba of Benin in his divine aspect
Bronze plaque of the Oba of Benin, the ruler of Benin, in his divine aspect. His legs are mud-puppy fish, a symbol of the sea-god Olokun

Detail of Native American totem pole from Bella Bella on the pacific north-west coast, now in the Horniman Museum in London

Babylonian boundary-stone, bearing the symbols of the Gods on the stone, representing Gods who protect the deed

Assyrian relief of the transport of wood by boat for building the palace of Sargon at Dur-Sharzuk, from the Louvres collection

Egyptian wall-painting of an ornamental pool with fish, 14th century BC
Egyptian wall-painting of an ornamental pool with fish and ducks in a garden with fruits, from the tomb of Nebamun at Thebes, 14th century BC

Egyptian relief of fishing from a boat with a net

Japanese painting of fish, from the British Museums collection

Fossil shells in limestone

Fossil palm and fishes from Wyoming, USA

Fossil Fish
An Acanthonemus Subaureus (Blainville). A rare extinct form, related to the Cavallas and Pampanos. From the tertiary strata

Rare fossilised fish
Acanthonemos Subaureus, a rare extinct form, related to Cavallas and Pampanos (tertiary strata)

Early Christian depiction of Jonah and the Whale on a sarcophagus, 4th century
Image of Jonah and the Whale, from an early marble Christian sarcophagus from Rome, 4th Century. Currently in the Vatican Museum

Seahorse and Cupid on Dolphin mosaic, Fishbourne Roman Villa, Sussex

Murex, c1890. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye

Roman god Neptune, 18th century. Neptune, known as Poseidon in the Greek pantheon, holding his triple-headed spear (trident), in a chariot pulled by sea horses

Birth of Venus, 1st century. Fresco showing Venus, the Roman goddess of love, in the shell, from the House of Venus Pompeii, Italy

St Christopher Crossing the River, 1506-c1527. Artist: Jan de Cock
St Christopher Crossing the River, 1506-c1527. St Christopher reaches the bank with the Christ Child on his shoulder. The landscape is filled with strange creatures reminiscent of the work of

The miraculous draught of fishes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The miraculous draught of fishes, 1866. In the New Testament gospels chronicling the life of Jesus Christ, there are a number of accounts of miracles

Representation of Crodon, 1834. The Saxon god Crodon, standing on a fish, holding a bucket and displaying a pierced dish

Representation of Crodon, 1656. The Saxon god Crodon, standing on a fish, holding a bucket and displaying a pierced dish. From Annales Circuli Westphaliae by Herman Stangefol. (1656)

Ancient Egyptian hunting wildfowl with a throwing stick, c1350 BC. Wall painting from the tomb of Nebamum or Nebmum, 18th Dynasty. It shows a man hunting in a papyrus reed bed with fish and birds

Tobias with the Archangel Raphael, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Tobias with the Archangel Raphael, 1865-1866. Tobias with the Archangel who helped him catch fish which would miraculously restore his fathers eyesight. Plate from Gustave Dores Bible (Tobias 6.6)

Shell Mound People, 4000-2000 BC (c1880). The Shell Mound People, or Kitchen-Middeners, were hunter-gatherers of the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic period

Strings of Cowrie shells. Through the ages, these have been widely used as a form of currency

Freshwater fish, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Freshwater fish, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th June 1898

The fish market, Paris, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
The fish market, Paris, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1893

Environmental pollution, 1895. Pollution caused by heavy chemical industry, with birds and fishes struggling to survive. In the late 19th century industrial pollution was a growing problem

Fountain design, 1664. Artist: Georg Andreas Bockler
Fountain design, 1664. Elaborate designs for Baroque fountains for public squares and private country house gardens in the French, German

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