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Mytological Animals


Mythological animals.



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Nereid riding on a seahorse (pistricis). Marble (1st BCE), one of a pair found in a villa in Formia. The two statues were probably standing on the roof of a temple. Copy of a Greek original from the 4th BCE.
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Nereid riding on a seahorse (pistricis). Marble (1st BCE), one of...

A lion head - Gargoyle. Marble fragment (late Classic period - 340 BCE) from the temple of Artemis Ephesus, Turkey Height 56 cm - Inv. 541
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A lion head - Gargoyle. Marble fragment (late Cl...

A lion head - Gargoyle. Marble fragment (late Classic period - 340 BCE) from the temple of Artemis Ephesus, Turkey Height 46 cm - Inv. 541
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A lion head - Gargoyle. Marble fragment (late Cl...

Golden ornamental plate (7th BCE) with animal decor, griffins and stags.
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Golden ornamental plate (7th BCE) with animal decor, griff...

Golden ornamental plate with a griffin (7th BCE).
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Golden ornamental plate with a griffin (7th BCE).

A rider following a griffin. Relief, from Asia Minor. Painted terracotta (end 6th BCE) CA 4198
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A rider following a griffin. Relief, from Asia Minor....

The Greek hero Bellerophon on his winged horse Pegasos kills Chimaira, a composite animal of lion, goat, and snake. Frieze on the tomb of a Lykian Prince. Relief from the Heroon of Goelbasi-Trysa in Lycia, Turkey. Limestone (early 4th BCE)
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The Greek hero Bellerophon on his winged horse Pegasos kills Chimaira, a compos...

Sea-serpent. Terracotta (330 BCE-1 CE).
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Sea-serpent. Terracotta (330 BCE-1 CE...

The Syphnian Sphinx. Pentelic marble (5th BCE) from the Syphnian temple in Delphi. e
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The Syphnian Sphinx. Pentelic marble (5th BCE...

Handle of a hydria. Bronze animal head (5th BCE). Inv. no. 977
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Handle of a hydria. Bronze animal head (5th...

Handle with Gorgoneion. Bronze (5th BCE), unknown origin. Height 16 cm, width 16 cm Inv. V 568
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Handle with Gorgoneion. Bronze (5th BCE), unknow...

Head of a sphynx. Stone (6th-5th BCE), from Vulci. Height 40 cm Inv. SK 1252
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Head of a sphynx. Stone (6th-5th BCE), fro...