Winged Collection (page 15)

Detail from the Syon Cope, 14th century
Detail from the Syon Cope, part of embroidered silk vestments worn by a priest for mass, depicting an angel. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 14th century

Statue of Psyche and Eros, 18th century. Artist: Claude Michel
Terracotta statue of Psyche and Eros, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 18th century

Mosaic detail of the angel Gabriel, 11th century
Byzantine mosaic detail of the angel Gabriel in the monastery at Daphni near Athens, 11th century

A byzantine mosaic of the Archangel Raphael, 11th century
A byzantine mosaic of the Archangel Raphael in the Katholikon in the Monastery of Osios Loukas, 11th century

Byzantine ikon of Saint John the Baptis, 1st century BC
Byzantine ikon of Saint John the Baptist from Potamies, Crete. Now in the Historical Museum of Heracleion, 1st century BC

Detail from embroidered vestments of angels, 17th century
Detail from embroidered vestments of angels, from the monastery of Asomatos on Crete. Now in the Historical Museum in Heracleion, 17th century

The Baptism of Christ, 14th century. Artist: Andrea Pisano
The Baptism of Christ, on the south door of the Baptistry of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, 14th century

Detail of an angel from the Syon Cope, 14th century
Detail of an angel from the Syon Cope, an English embroidered silk religious garment, from the V&A museums collection, 14th century

Roman bronze statuette of Mercury carrying a purse, a symbol of good fortune and wealth, and wears a travellers cloak and winged hat. From the British Museums collection

Ivory lead of a diptych showing the apotheosis of an emperor, 2nd century
Ivory lead of a diptych showing the apotheosis of an emperor, possibly Antoninus Pius (19 September 86 - 7 March 161), from the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Mosaic of a griffon in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, 13th century
Mosaic of a griffon in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, Ravenna, 13th century

Mosaic of an angel, 6th century
Mosaic of an angel, the symbol of St Matthew the Evangelist, in the Archbishops Chapel in Ravenna, 6th century

Oedipus and the Sphinx on a Greek sarcophagus, in the National Museum in Athens

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 of a Roman sarcophagus, 2nd century
Detail of a Roman sarcophagus from the National Museums collection in Rome

Roman winged tutelary goddess of a city, holding a Patera and double Cornucopia. The seven busts over the wings represent the days of the week

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

Roman mosaic of Ganymede and Zeus, 3rd century
Roman mosaic of Ganymede and Zeus from Souisse, Tunisa. Zeus is in the form of an eagle, and about to carry off the Trojan prince Ganymede to be his cupbearer, 3rd century

The Annunciation with Flowers, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Carlo Maratta
The Annunciation with Flowers, 17th or early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania

Guardian Angel, 17th century. Artist: Domenico Piola I
Guardian Angel, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Annunciation, 17th century. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur
The Annunciation, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Depiction of the Agony in the Garden from Sweden, 19th century. Artist: Andres Palsson
Depiction of the Agony in the Garden, from a series of paintings on the life of Christ on canvas, from the Nordika Museums collection in Stockholm, 19th century

Tunisian llustration of a winged mythical being
Tunisian popular illustration of a winged mythical being in the Islamic tradition

Image of the Prophet Mohammed ascending to heaven, 16th century
The Prophet Mohammed (c. 570 - c. 8 June 632) (on the right, in the green cloak) ascending to heaven, with the Prophet Moses on the left and the angel Gabriel in the centre, 16th century

The Angel of Death, 1851. Artist: Horace Vernet
The Angel of Death, 1851. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Carved and painted wooden angels from a church in Finland, 18th century
Carved and painted wooden angels from a wooden church in Keuruu, Finland, 18t century

Jurrassic dragonfly fossil

Scythian gold plate showing a winged panther attacking a goat
Scythian gold plate from a wooden rhyton in the Seven Brothers Barrow in the Kuton, showing a winged panther attacking a goat in Graeco-Scythian style

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda, 22nd century BC
Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda. It represents a new year ritual, and from left to right are: Ninurth carrying a bow, Ishtar with wings, Shamash with sun-bird and saw, and Ea

Assyrian relief of a winged figure, 9th century BC
Assyrian relief of a winged figure, either a priest of mythical being, holding a deer and sacred tree, from the Palace of King Ashurnasirom II at Nimrud, 9th century BC

A protective Assyrian genie, from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

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

Bronze fantastic creature from Urartu, 9th century BC
Bronze fantastic creature from Urartu (Armenia), in the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad, 9th century BC

Assyrian relief of a genie protector, from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad
Assyrian relief of a genie protector with a bucket and a cedar cone, from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad. From the British Museums collection

Assyrian Winged Bull detail at the Pergamom Museum, Berlin

Decorative plaque from Ktestphon (Iraq), from the Oriental Museum in Berlin

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

Hittite gold figure of a King or God from the Gold Tomb at Carcemishu, Turkey. This was a single grave found within the city walls of an important person killed in a siege

Neo-Assyrian cylinder-seal impression depicting Ahura Mazda

Statue of the winged Nike of Samothrace, 2nd century BC
Statue of the winged Nike of Samothrace, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century BC

Assyrian sculptures of human-headed winged bulls at the palace gateway, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian sculptures of human-headed winged bulls at the palace gateway, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian relief of a winged genie with a bucket & a cedar cone, Khorsabad, 8th century BC
Assyrian relief of a winged genie with a bucket and a cedar cone making a liberation, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, 8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian sculpture of a human-headed winged bull at the palace gateway, Khorsabad, 8th century BC
Assyrian sculpture of a human-headed winged bull at the palace gateway, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, 8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Elijah goes into wilderness and asks to die, but an angel comes and bids him arise and eat, 1866. From the Bible (1 Kings 19.5)

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of Heaven... c1885. From the Bible (Revelation XXIV 6, 7)

Ethopian prayer book showing an angel with a sword and two men, possibly priests, 19th century

Indian miniature showing Krishna and a princess on a couch, 18th century. A winged attendant waits nearby and the monkey god Hanuman sits at Krishnas feet

Stigmatisation of St Francis 1300. Artist: Giotto
Stigmatisation of St Francis 1300. St Francis of Assisi portrayed in a monks habit, tonsured, and with a golden halo, kneeling as he receives the stigmata, the wounds of Christ

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