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Europa and the bull; the sea is shown by two huge fish. H:55 cm
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Europa and the bull; the sea is shown by two huge fish. H:55 cm

Hanging bowl from the Sutton Hoo burial, Anglo-Saxon, late 6th-early 7th century. This once magnificent and highly valued bronze hanging bowl has elaborately ornamented and inlaid hook-mounts, with extra ornamental square mounts in between. Inside, uniquely, is a free-standing silvery bronze fish that could rotate and appear to swim, indicating that the bowl may have held water for hand washing after a feast, or perhaps something stronger. Red, blue and pale green enamel were used, with inlaid glass, blue rods and bright patterns of millefiori. It was repaired using silver patches decorated in the local Anglo-Saxon style and is typical of medieval Celtic art from Britain and Ireland. The bowl was found in 1939 in a richly furnished ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. The burial, probably of King Raedwald, Anglo-Saxon ruler of East Anglia, is the most lavishly equipped tomb surviving from the early middle ages. M&ME, 1939, 10-10,110
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Hanging bowl from the Sutton Hoo burial, Anglo-Saxon, late 6th-early 7th century...

Back wall of the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE.
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Back wall of the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 B...

Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Detail of a priest with pointed shoes.
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Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Detail of a priest wi...

Sandstone stele depicting Matsya, Indian, 9th CE. The Hindu god Vishnu is a preserver and maintainer of order in the universe. In times of spiritual and political decline, Vishnu descends on earth in an incarnation. In the great flood Vishnu took the form of a fish (Matsya) to save primeval man and the sacred Vedas. In this relief he carries a shrine wich he has saved from the waters. OA 1872.7-1.50
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Sandstone stele depicting Matsya, Indian, 9th CE. The Hindu god Vishnu is a pres...

A couple dancing in a garden, accompanied by musicians. A goldfish-pond in the foreground. J 37 6
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A couple dancing in a garden, accompanied by musicians. A goldfish-pond in the...

The creation of the animals. The Creator among his animals. There are seven kinds of trees, with the vine emerging from God's halo.The animals include a lion, elephant, and unicorn. The birds are carefully studied; some are shown flying, some like the owl perch on trees, and others by the water. There are two fishes, apparently pike. From the Holkham Bible Picture Book. England; around 1320-1330. Shelfmark: Add. 47682 Page Folio Number: f.2v
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The creation of the animals. The Creator among his animals. There are seven kin...

Planet Jupiter (Pisces) influences the activities of merchants. From the De Sphaera manuscript,which is today considered as the most beautifully decorated astrology book of the Renaissance. illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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Planet Jupiter (Pisces) influences the activities of merchants. From the De Spha...

A Maori bartering a crayfish with an English naval officer. Drawings illustrative of Captain Cook's First Voyage (1768-1770). Illustration; 1769. Shelfmark: Add. 15508 Page Folio Number: f.11
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A Maori bartering a crayfish with an English naval officer. Drawings illustrati...

Flying Fish, discovered by Girolamo Benzoni 1541 on his voyage to the "New World". From "Americae", part IV. 1594. Color engraving.
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Flying Fish, discovered by Girolamo Benzoni 1541 on his voyage to the "New World...

Fish, glass. An example of the trade relations between Rome and the region of Kushan. 1 st CE MG 19087
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Fish, glass. An example of the trade relations between Rome and the reg...

Bowl with "broken profile", porcelain, white on dark blue with lotus and fish. Diameter: 17,5 cm H: 8 cm Quing-dynasty, Yung-Cheng-period (1723-1735) G 1569
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Bowl with "broken profile", porcelain, white on dark blue with lotus...