Mytological Animals


Mythological animals.



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Centaur and Maenad,Wallpainting from the villa of      
Cicero in Pompeii.Third style.(20-35 BCE).30x35 cm     
Inv. 9133
#11010138

Centaur and Maenad,Wallpainting from the villa of Cicero in Pompeii.Third...

Sphinx. Mural (1st-3rd CE)                             
from Pompeii, Italy.
#11010152

Sphinx. Mural (1st-3rd CE) from Pompeii, Italy.

Phoenix. Wallpainting (1st CE)                         
from Pompeii, Italy.
#11010158

Phoenix. Wallpainting (1st CE) from Pompeii, Italy.

The head of Medusa.                                    
Floor mosaic (440-450 CE)                              
from Ephesus, Turkey.
#11010164

The head of Medusa. Floor mosaic (440-450 CE...

Theseus and the minotaur. Fresco (1st CE)              
from the House of Gavius Rufus, Pompeii.               
Inv. 9043
#11010244

Theseus and the minotaur. Fresco (1st CE) from the House of Gavius...

Theseus and the minotaur. Fresco (1st CE)              
from the House of Gavius Rufus, Pompeii.               
Detail of 11-01-02/44                                  
Inv. 9043
#11010245

Theseus and the minotaur. Fresco (1st CE) from the House of Gavius...

Apollo, Chiron, and Hippocrates.                       
Fresco (1st CE) from the Casa d'Adonide                
or della Regina Carolina, Pompeii, Italy.              
Inv. 8846
#11010254

Apollo, Chiron, and Hippocrates. Fresco (1st CE) from the...

Medallion with Hercules and Omphale.                   
Fresco (1st CE) from Herculaneum, Italy.
#11010266

Medallion with Hercules and Omphale. Fresco (1st CE) from Her...

Tritons, nereids, and sea-antelope.                    
Mosaic (1st CE) from Ostia, Italy.
#110103 8

Tritons, nereids, and sea-antelope. Mosaic (1st CE) from Ost...

Two winged sphinxes. Bas-relief (around 400 BCE)       
on the pediment of the lid on a Lykian sarcophagus,    
by a Lykian  sculptor influenced by the Parthenon      
metopes.
#11010427

Two winged sphinxes. Bas-relief (around 400 BCE) on the pediment of the l...

Winged Sphinx. Close-up of a bas-relief (400 BCE)      
on the pediment of the lid on a Lykian sarcophagus,    
by a Lykian sculptor influenced by the Parthenon       
metopes.                                               
See also 11-01-04/27.
#11010428

Winged Sphinx. Close-up of a bas-relief (400 BCE) on the pediment of the l...

Griffin attacking a stag.
Silver and gold ornamental plate (400-350 BCE).
Treasure of Letnica
Height 5 cm
#12010111

Griffin attacking a stag. Silver and gold ornamental plate (400-350 BCE). Treasu...