Mythical Beast Collection (page 37)

Odysseus and his companions put out the eye of Polyphemus, 7th century BC
Odysseus and his companions put out the eye of Polyphemus, from a Greek vase found in Argos, now at Argos Museum, 7th century BC

Detail of a sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens
Detail of an Etruscan sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens (the lid is from a separate sarcophagus), 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

Roman gold pendant of a Gorgons head, 2nd century
Roman gold pendant of a Gorgons head, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Chinese Ming Dynasty enamel dish with a design of dragons, 16th century
Chinese Ming Dynasty cloisonnee enamel dish with a design of dragons, 1573-1619. From the British Museums collection

Chinese porcelain of a phoenix in a rockery, 18th century
Chinese porcelain of a phoenix in a rockery From the British Museums collection, 18th century

Chinese bronze harness plaque of a tiger and gryphon, 2nd century BC
Chinese bronze harness plaque of a tiger and gryphon in Ordos style, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Roman depiction of a centaur in a Bacchic procession, 2nd century
Depiction of a centaur in a Bacchic procession from a Roman sarcophagus, in the National Museum in Rome, 2nd century

Detail from Chinese Emperors court robe, 19th century
Detail from the front of a Chinese Emperors court robe of embroidered yellow silk, from the Victoria and Albert Museums collections collection, 19th century

Chinese porcelain dish with a design of dragons and phoenixes, 17th century BC
Chinese porcelain dish with a design of dragons and phoenixes, in underglaze blue and enamels. It bears the mark and reign of Kangxi. Now in the Victoria and Alber Museum, 17th century BC

Detail of Chinese silk found in a Scythian tomb
Detail of Chinese silk found in the tomb of a Scythian chief at Pazyryk, Altai, Russia. This is the earliest known Chinese silk surviving in good condition

Archaic Greek gold plaque of a running gorgon, 7th century BC
Gold plaque of a running gorgon from the sanctuary of temple A, at Himera near Palermo on Sicily. From the National Archaeological Museum in Palermo, 7th century BC

Detail from the Celtic Gundestrop Cauldron, 3rd century
Detail from the Gundestrop Cauldron, a Celtic silver ritual cauldron. It depicts a Celtic goddess, 3rd century

Roman wall-painting of Theseus after killing the Minotaur, 1st century
Roman wall-painting of Theseus after killing the Minotaur, from Pompeii, 1st century

Perseus fights with the centaur, from the Kunsthistorichesmuseums collection in Vienna

Mermaid on the chancel arch of Clonfert Cathedral, 12th century
Mermaid on the chancel arch of Clonfert Cathedral in County Galway, Ireland, 12th century

Japanese Netsuke of a No dancer as a Shojo. Artist: Masahira
Japanese Netsuke of a No dancer as a Shojo or drunken sprite, signed Masahira. from the V&As collection

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

Caucasian dragon rug with stags, 17th century
Caucasian dragon rug. Note also the small animals, possibly stags, which fill the field. From the Metropolitan Museum of Arts collection in New York, 17th century

Gold Roman Gorgons head pendant on a gold necklace, from the British Museums collection

Horse detail from a jug with a griffin-head spout, Greek, c675-c650 BC. Made on one of the islands of the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, perhaps Paros; found on Aigina, off the south-east coast of Greece

Metope of a Centaur and Lapith from the Parthenon
Metope of a Centaur and Lapith from the south side of the Parthenon, from the British Museums collection

Laocoon group sculpture of men being devorued by serpents, 1st century BC. Artist: Pliny the Elder
Laocoon group sculpture, of Laocoon and his sons being devoured by serpents belonging to Athena to prevent them from breaking into the Trojan Horse, which he was suspicious of

Greek bronze of Scylla, the sea-monster in the Odyssey who devours ten of Odysseus crew, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Norse dragon cross-slab from the Isle of Man, 11th century
Norse dragon cross-slab at Michael, on the Isle of Man. In Scandinavian style, interlacing the two stylised dragons at each side of the cross shaft, their heads below the ring at the cross-shaft

Wooden portal of Hylestad church, showing Sigurd roasting the dragons heart while Regin sleeps. He learns of Regins treachery from the birds, who he can now understand, and kills Regin

Scythian saddle-cover with applied felt decoration, 5th century BC
Scythian saddle-cover with applied felt decoration showing a gryphon attack from Barrow I, Pazyryk, Altai, 5th century BC

Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix from a Scythian tomb
Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix, the earliest known example of chinese silk surviving in good condition

Gosforth Viking Cross
Gosforth Cross from Cumbria, England from the northwest in the evening. This side shows Odin, Heimdal and dragons in Ragnarok

Scythian crest for a horse, 5th century BC
Scythian crest for a horse in the shade of a gryphons head. From barrow two at Palyrk, Altai, in Russia. Currently at the Heritage Museum in Leningrad, 5th century BC

Pictish cross-slab showing Pictish horsemen and centaurs, 7th century
Reverse of a Pictish cross-slab showing Pictish horsemen and centaurs, at Megile Museum, 7th century

Glazed brick relief of a mushrushu on the Ishtar Gate, 7th century BC
Glazed brick relief of a mushrushu, sacred to Marduk, on the Ishtar Gate erected in Babylon in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 7th century BC

Persian enamelled brick Griffon, 6th century BC
Persian enamelled brick Griffon, from the palace of Dairus at Susa, from the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing a board game
Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing Senet, a board game similar to draughts

Griffin-headed Armlet
Griffin-headed armlet which originally had inlays in the recessed parts

Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin, from the Oxus treasure, 5th-4th century BC
Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin, from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. The Oxus treasure is the most important collection of silver

Greek vase showing Perseus killing a Gorgon, made in Thebes, from the Louvres collection

Greek vase detail of Perseus killing the Gorgon, 7th century BC
Greek vase detail of Perseus killing the Gorgon. A Greek Rithos from Thebes, from the Louvres collection, 7th century BC

Greek terracotta in the shape of a siren, c570BC
Greek terracotta perfume-bottle in the shape of a siren, c570BC. From the British Museums collection

Relief of a centaur and Lapith fighting, The Bassai Sculptures, Temple of Apollo, Bassae, Greece
Marble relief of a centaur and Lapith fighting, The Bassai Sculptures / The Phigaleian Frieze, Temple of Apollo, Bassae, Greece, 420BC-400BC

Jug with a griffin-head spout, Greek, c675-c650 BC. Made on one of the islands of the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, perhaps Paros; found on Aigina, off the south-east coast of Greece, Aegean Sea

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Alabaster Sphinx, Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Head detail of Alabaster Sphinx, Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Closeup of Sphinxs head, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC
Closeup of a sphinxs head from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

Frontal view of sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Frontal view of a sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

A sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC
A sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

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