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Historical Archive: Normal Animals, Panther through Worm

This list is alphabetical by animal.


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panther and putto ivory, 10th c. Byzantine, Louvre AC 865. Panthers, leopards, and tigers have their own page.
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parrot, right: marquetry on archiepiscopal throne, Giovanni Battista del Cervelliera 1536, int. Pisa cathedral, which has its own pages
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partridge or quail: Projecta Casket, silver and gold, c.380, BM 1866,1229.1, which has its own page
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partrige or quail, lower center right: Cathedra of Maximian, ivory, 546-56, RavArchMus, which has its own page
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partrige or quail: bowl, Zalissia treasure, silver, c.650-700, KHM VIIa, which has its own page
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peacock: Porphyry sarcophagus of Constantina (d.354), c.330-65, Vat 237. This work has its own page. Peacocks have their own page.
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Pelican in her Piety, dish with initials of William III of England, lead-glazed earthenware, Staffordshire Potteries 1690-1710, AIC 1959.55. For other views see AIC. Pelicans have their own page.
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pheasants, Byzantine silk, early 9th c., Hermitage КЗ-6618, fr. Moshchevaya Balka, which has its own page
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pig ridden by child, Greek ceramic rattle, 1st c. BCE, Penn L-29-130, loan from PMA 29-6-134. For oblique view see Penn. Pigs and boars have their own page.
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rabbit or hare, Roman ivory or bone game piece, CdM Froehner 97. Rabbits and hares have their own page.
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ram: vessel in the form of a ram, ceramic, western provincial Roman, MFAB. Lambs, sheep, and rams have their own page.
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raven feeding Elijah: Yakov Fedosov 1359, Lyudogoshch cross, wood, which has its own page, Novgorod AM
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Two swimming *reindeer from Montastruc, mammoth ivory, c.11,000 BCE (Late Magdalenian), BM Palart.550. Stags, deer, elk, moose, and reindeer have their own page.
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rhinoceros: covered cup with allegory of Africa, zebu horn, circle of Georg Pfründt c.1680, KGM K 3429, which has its own page with more of the rhinoceros
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robin: Bertozzi/Casoni 1997, Scegli il Paradiso, majolica, which has its own page, Imola
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scorpion: Gemma Augustea, banded agate cameo, 9/10-12 CE, KHM ANSA IXa 79. This work has its own page.
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scorpions (lower left): Mithras fr. City of London temple, marble, late 2nd-early 3rd c., MoL A16933
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scorpion (Scorpio): Chartres west façade center 1140s-c.1150. For more views see Chartres.
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scorpion, center right, naos: Dečani monastery frescoes, 1335-47, which have their own pages
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serpent, Crucifixion crystal, c.825-50, BM 67.7-5.14. Serpents have their own page.
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sheep with Good Shepherd, marble, late 3rd c. central Turkey, CMA 1965.241. Sheep, rams, and lambs have their own page.
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shellfish: Roman scallop shells pierced for suspension, rock crystal, BM. Shellfish have their own page.
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snail: Jonah sarcophagus, c.250-early 4th c., marble, Vat 31448, which has its own page with another snail
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snails and shepherd, faience tile, Lille first half 18th c., Lille Hospice Comtesse, which has its own page with architectural context. This work and related snail tiles have their own page.
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snake in basket on sarcophagus with Bacchic procession, marble, c.150-200, KM 1981.03.0001. This work has its own page. Snakes have their own page.
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squid, top, lower right: sea life, stone mosaic w. terracotta frame/box, 1st c., fr. a domus north of Aquileia, ANAM. For details see ANAM.
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squid, right: glass cup, formerly inlaid, early 5th c., Vat 60526
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squirrel, Creation lower left: Kloster Wienhausen nuns' choir, painted c.1335, which has its own page
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stag sheild ornament, gold, Scythian 6th c. BCE, HNM. Stags, deer, elk, moose, and reindeer have their own page.
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stork: Gellone Sacramentary, c.780-800, BN Lat 12048, which has its own page. For storks see water birds.
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swallows: weather vane, wrought iron 14th c., arms of Rondinelli family, from parish Church of Santa Maria, Arezzo MS
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swan: Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763-1850), Soup tureen 1819, gilded silver, IMA 1997.129A-C. For swans see water birds.
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tiger with gazelle and lion, bone, Byzantine Egypt c.500, KM 1981.04.0037. Tigers, leopards, and panthers have their own page.
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toad: torments of the damned, mosaic c.1260-75, Baptistery of St. John, Florence. Not available at high resolution. This work has its own pages. Frogs and toads have their own page.
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turtle (base of cup): footed beaker with Creation, enameled mold-blown glass, Venice c.1490, KGM 1935,51, which has its own page
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terrapin *turtle, nephrite, Mughal India c.1600, Allahabad, BM 1830,0612.1. This work has its own page.
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turtle, lower left: Robinson Crusoe in Serbian, Buda 1799, Belgrade MAA 4246. For detail see Belgrade MAA.
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vulture? bird fibula from Castle Street Canterbury, late 6th c. Anglo-Saxon, CHM
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vulture head center: covered cup with allegory of Africa, zebu horn, circle of Georg Pfründt c.1680, KGM K 3429, which has its own page
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walrus: covered cup with allegory of Africa, zebu horn, circle of Georg Pfründt c.1680, KGM K 3429, which has its own page
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water bird: Byzantine sgraffito ceramic bowl, c.1125-75, V&A C.20-1970. For another view see V&A. Water/wading birds have their own page.
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water buffalo: Muhammad ibn al-Zayn, Baptistère de Saint Louis, Egypt or Syria c.1330-40, Louvre LP16. This work has its own page.
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wolf with Romulus and Remus, copper alloy coin of Constantine, Cyzicus c.295, UCh 1980.157.39. Wolves have their own page. For obverse see UCh.
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worm or snake, Bertozzi/Casoni 1997, Scegli il Paradiso, majolica, which has its own page, Imola