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Historical Archive: Riding Creatures other than Donkeys or Horses riding a hippocamp: Greek pyxis lid with nereid, ceramic, 3rd c. BCE, IMA 47.40. For full pyxis see IMA. mythological phalera with Athena, c.200-100 BCE, Severskaya, Kuban region, MSHM Greek rattle: child riding pig, ceramic, 1st c. BCE, Penn L-29-130, loan from PMA 29-6-134 Greek rattle, oblique view: child riding pig, ceramic, 1st c. BCE, Penn L-29-130, loan from PMA 29-6-134 riding a sea-bull: Rape of Europa? mosaic, c.50 BCE-200 CE, ANAM, which has its own page Nereid riding hippocamp, sardonyx cameo, 1st c., Florence MA 14466 eros riding centaur: Dionysiac triumph, marble loculus cover, late 2nd-early 3rd c., Penn MS4017, which has its own page riding hippocamp: Projecta Casket, silver and gold, c.380, BM 1866,1229.1, which has its own page riding sea monster: Projecta Casket, silver and gold, c.380, BM 1866,1229.1, which has its own page riding triton: Projecta Casket, silver and gold, c.380, BM 1866,1229.1, which has its own page riding a goat: life of Dionysus, ivory pyxis, 5th c., Bologna pcr 12, which has its own page riding a camel: Cathedra of Maximian, ivory, 546-56, RavArchMus, which has its own page riding a bull (eros): Veroli Casket, ivory and bone, mid to late 10th c., V&A 216-1865. This work has its own page. riding a bull (Europa): Veroli Casket, ivory and bone, mid to late 10th c., V&A 216-1865. This work has its own page. riding a centaur: Veroli Casket, ivory and bone, mid to late 10th c., V&A 216-1865. This work has its own page. riding (or fighting) an eagle: Veroli Casket, ivory and bone, mid to late 10th c., V&A 216-1865. This work has its own page. riding an elephant, to right: ivory chess bishop, Afrasiab Uzbekistan, 11th-12th c., BM 1980,0730.1 riding an elephant, frontal: ivory chess bishop, Afrasiab Uzbekistan, 11th-12th c., BM 1980,0730.1 riding an elephant, to left: ivory chess bishop, Afrasiab Uzbekistan, 11th-12th c., BM 1980,0730.1 riding camels: Sainte Chasse, 12th c. Byzantine ivory, Sens CT 143, which has its own page with more riders riding a mule: Solomon on David's mule, David summons Solomon, walrus ivory, Germany c.1170-80, V&A 275-1867 riding a centaur: aquamanile, copper alloy, Hildesheim, c.1200-1250, HNM 1860.115. For details see HNM. riding lions: reliquary fr. Filefjell, copper gilt, Norway 1230-50, Bergen MA 52, which has its own page riding camels: Magi, Giovanni Pisano pulpit 1302-10, which has its own page, in Pisa cathedral riding camels, Genesis: Baptistery, cathedral of Padua, 1376 frescoes: Giusto de' Menabuoi. This work has its own pages with details. riding a bull: Rape of Europa; Ganymede, 16th c. Majolica platter (coppa amatoria), shop of Girolamo di Lanfranco dalle Gabicce, Arezzo MS 14591 Sea horse, nautilus shell and metalwork (silver gilt?), Elias Geyer, Leipzig 1590s, MAAB. For another view see MAAB.