Creature Collection (page 18)

Kudurru of King Melishikhu II depicting Babylonian emblems, from Susa (calcite)
XIR162185 Kudurru of King Melishikhu II depicting Babylonian emblems, from Susa (calcite) by Mesopotamian, (12th century BC); height: 65 cm; Louvre, Paris

Hunting Sea Creatures, plate 84 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium
STC161126 Hunting Sea Creatures, plate 84 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish) engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628)

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, fragment of pavement, from Constantine
XIR234492 The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, fragment of pavement, from Constantine, Algeria (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Staffordshire solid agateware effect jug, c. 1760-70 (lead-glazed earthenware)
HMP211501 Staffordshire solid agateware effect jug, c.1760-70 (lead-glazed earthenware) by English School, (18th century); height: 14 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

The Natural History Museum of Emperor Ferdinand III from Historia Naturale
TPG210666 The Natural History Museum of Emperor Ferdinand III from Historia Naturale by Ferrante Imperato (1550-1631) pub

Male witch renouncing Christ, copy of an illustration from
STC205007 Male witch renouncing Christ, copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in History of Magic

Absolution through Reincarnation, illustration from Nos Invisibles
CHT203707 Absolution through Reincarnation, illustration from Nos Invisibles by Charles d Orino, 1907 (colour litho) by Mainella, Raffaele (1858-1941); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Gout, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured softdground etching)
NCO190158 The Gout, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured softdground etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 26x35.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A Horseman in Combat with a Griffin, 16th century (silverpoint on paper)
AMO156354 A Horseman in Combat with a Griffin, 16th century (silverpoint on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 8.8x13.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Silk fragment showing the Senmurv, Sassanian Dynasty (226-651) (textile)
BAL4416 Silk fragment showing the Senmurv, Sassanian Dynasty (226-651) (textile) by Persian School; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: taken from the reliquary of St Leu)

A Roman gold and chalcedony intaglio ring, a large Roman blue-grey chalcedony Medusa head
1766479 A Roman gold and chalcedony intaglio ring, a large Roman blue-grey chalcedony Medusa head cameo and a selection of rings

A white jadeite and gilt silver mirror with a low relief of a phoenix and a peony (jade
1766466 A white jadeite and gilt silver mirror with a low relief of a phoenix and a peony (jade, silver gilt) by Japanese School

Detail of an Imperial carved polychrome lacquer bowl depicting a horned five clawed
1764963 Detail of an Imperial carved polychrome lacquer bowl depicting a horned five clawed dragon (lacquer) by Chinese School (18th century); 20.6 dia

An illuminated page depicting St. Jerome in his study, and a border incorporating a
985848 An illuminated page depicting St. Jerome in his study, and a border incorporating a griffin attacked by three men, 1470 (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by German School

The Woman Clothed with the Sun Fleeth from the Persecution of the Dragon
824263 The Woman Clothed with the Sun Fleeth from the Persecution of the Dragon, (oil on paper laid on panel) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 144x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Segment from Six Dragons (handscroll with ink on paper)
seal, atmospheric, china, landscape, creatures, dragon, clouds, stamp, stamps, cloud, seals, east asian, creature, scroll, wave, water, handscroll, waves, scrolls, handscrolls, landscapes, six

Spirit of Night, 1879 (oil on canvas)
3514815 Spirit of Night, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 82.5x122 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Chinese dragon roundel, 19th century
1767203 A Chinese dragon roundel, 19th century by Chinese School (19th century); 22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chinese dragon roundel, 19th century)

Night in the Bog (litho)
6000164 Night in the Bog (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Night in the Bog. Illustration from Jugend)

Abhisarika Nayika, c. 1820 (opaque pigments and gold on paper)
6040415 Abhisarika Nayika, c.1820 (opaque pigments and gold on paper) by Central Indian School, (19th century); 20x15 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From Madhya Pradesh)

Titanotherium (b / w photo)
5995606 Titanotherium (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titanotherium. An early Tertiary Ancestor of the Rhinoceros)

Shaun from Shaun. 1928

Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured)
5938224 Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

St. Michael weighing souls (tempera on panel)
3025337 St. Michael weighing souls (tempera on panel) by Austrian School, (15th century); 90.2x75.6 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Austrian

Gryphon, Verona, 19th century (w / c on paper)
AMO117220 Gryphon, Verona, 19th century (w/c on paper) by Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Netsuke, carved as a model of a Gagaku Mask, 19th century (painted boxwood)
BAL45069 Netsuke, carved as a model of a Gagaku Mask, 19th century (painted boxwood) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Grotesque Studies (recto), 15th century (pen and bistre on paper)
AMO110230 Grotesque Studies (recto), 15th century (pen and bistre on paper) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 31.7x20.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Lady with a Unicorn, c. 1480 (pen and dark brown ink)
AMO127735 Lady with a Unicorn, c.1480 (pen and dark brown ink) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 95x75 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Mount for the upper stock of a flintlock pistol, c. 1680-1700 (chiseled steel)
490945 Mount for the upper stock of a flintlock pistol, c.1680-1700 (chiseled steel) by Italian School, (17th century); 10.2x3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Surimono illustrating a dragon, Edo period, 1823 (colour woodblock print)
FSG349091 Surimono illustrating a dragon, Edo period, 1823 (colour woodblock print) by Settei, (fl.1823); 19.7 x 13.8 cm; Arthur M

The Flower Book: XVI. Grave of the Sea, 1905 (litho with gouache on paper)
PNH356988 The Flower Book: XVI. Grave of the Sea, 1905 (litho with gouache on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 31x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The narrator and the Horla, illustration from Le Horla
CHT382603 The narrator and the Horla, illustration from Le Horla by Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) engraved by Georges Lemoine, Paris, Editions Albin Michel, c.1910 (wood engraving) by Julian-Damazy

Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?, 1915 (colour litho)
465500 Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?, 1915 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 15x11 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Chimera of Arezzo, c. 400 BC (bronze)
423788 The Chimera of Arezzo, c.400 BC (bronze) by Etruscan; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Discovered in Arezzo in 1553 and claimed for Cosimo I)

Etruscan gorgon, from the Campana Museum, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy
LLM438598 Etruscan gorgon, from the Campana Museum, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Raiko and his Comrades before the Demon Robber (colour woodblock print)
STC437635 Raiko and his Comrades before the Demon Robber (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Tosa school)

Incense burner (bronze)
XIR440718 Incense burner (bronze) by Etruscan, (8th century BC); Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Burner-perfume; ); out of copyright

Effigy jar with lid, Teotihuacan Culture (ceramic)
XBP394481 Effigy jar with lid, Teotihuacan Culture (ceramic) by Pre-Columbian; height: 27.3 cm; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American

Horseman chases a leogriff, c. 1450 (opaque w / c on paper)
874204 Horseman chases a leogriff, c.1450 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 19.7 x14 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings)

The Torments of Hell (fresco)
702440 The Torments of Hell (fresco) by Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839); Casino Massimo, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Part of a cycle of frescoes based on Dante Alighieris Divine Comedy.); German

The Triumphant Procession of Dionysos, detail of two centaurs, House of Aion, Paphos
696746 The Triumphant Procession of Dionysos, detail of two centaurs, House of Aion, Paphos, Cyprus (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); House of Aion, Kato Paphos

A centaur charms a Maenad, detail from The Triumphant Procession of Dionysos
696744 A centaur charms a Maenad, detail from The Triumphant Procession of Dionysos, House of Aion, Paphos, Cyprus (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); House of Aion, Kato Paphos

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In the mystical land of Bhaktapur, Nepal, lies the Kopan Monastery, a sanctuary where the wheel of life (wheel of Samsara) spins endlessly. This ancient symbol represents the cycle of birth and death that all they are bound to. As we delve deeper into history, fossils from the Palaeozoic era emerge as remnants of long-extinct beings. Among them is an intriguing giant octopus captured in a 19th-century French engraving. Its tentacles reach out from time's depths, reminding us of the mysteries that lie beneath our feet. Speaking of enigmatic creatures, who can forget the legendary Loch Ness Monster? Its elusive presence has fascinated generations and sparked countless debates about its existence. The Lochness Monster remains an enigma shrouded in Scotland's misty waters. Religion too holds tales of extraordinary beings like Taweret from Egypt. This deity with a hippopotamus body and lioness head embodies protection during childbirth—a reminder that even mythical they can offer solace and guidance. Meanwhile, Sergey Solomko's Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) takes flight across Asia's skies with its enchanting song believed to bring joy and harmony to those who hear it. A symbol of hope amidst chaos, this creature reminds us to seek beauty even in troubled times. Stepping back into prehistoric times brings us face-to-face with Iguanodons—herbivorous dinosaurs whose massive size roamed Earth millions of years ago. These gentle giants remind us that not all ancient creatures were fearsome predators; some peacefully grazed on nature's bounty. Venturing deep below sea level reveals a heartwarming sight: a sperm whale family swimming together gracefully through ocean currents. Their bond exemplifies familial love within marine realms—an awe-inspiring testament to nature's wonders. And finally, let your imagination run wild as you gaze upon fantasy illustrations depicting marine reptiles.