Mytological Animals


Mythological animals.



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Vlad IV Tzepesch (second half 15th), member of the     
Dracul family which ruled Transsylvania. His unusual   
brutality may have given rise to the Dracula-legends.  
Inv. 8285
#26010119

Vlad IV Tzepesch (second half 15th), member of the Dracul family which rule...

Allegory on the reign of Emperor Leopold. The Emperor  
as Hercules with the slain Hydra, surrounded by the    
virtues Fides, Spes, Caritas, Justitia, Constantia and 
Mansuetudo.                                            
Canvas, 138 x 240 cm    Inv. 1903
#26010519

Allegory on the reign of Emperor Leopold. The Emperor as Hercules with the sla...

Citizens' flag of 1465, by Jakob Kaschauer.            
Inv. 128.000
#26010537

Citizens' flag of 1465, by Jakob Kaschauer. Inv. 128.000

Shield of the duchy of Krain (today Krajna), 1463.     
Wood, gilded and painted.                              
Inv. 52.816/1
#26010538

Shield of the duchy of Krain (today Krajna), 1463. Wood, gilded and painted...

Imperial war flag with two-headed eagle with the       
Imperial crown, since 1433 the heraldic arms of        
the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
#26010555

Imperial war flag with two-headed eagle with the Imperial crown, since 14...

Austrian infantry flag with the initials of            
Emperor Joseph II, 1781
#26010569

Austrian infantry flag with the initials of Emperor Joseph II, 1781

Morion,together with the buckler 30-01-02/61 a present 
to Emperor Karl V from his brother Ferdinand,1541.The  
visor,shaped like the head of the Nemean Lion,compares 
Karl to the hero Hercules.Blued,embossed iron,gilded   
ornaments,40 x 20 x 38 cm   Inv.A-693a
#26040361

Morion,together with the buckler 30-01-02/61 a present to Emperor Karl V from h...

Pyxis with fantastic decor, end 7th, early 6th century BCE.
Ivory, H:11,8 cm
MND 409
#30010111

Pyxis with fantastic decor, end 7th, early 6th century BCE. Ivory, H:11,8 cm M...

Handle or case in form of a sphinx, with an Egyptian "klaft" headdress, 1st - 2nd CE.
Bone, H: 6,2 cm
AM 1512
#30010120

Handle or case in form of a sphinx, with an Egyptian "klaft" headdress, 1st - 2n...

Tric-Trac pawn: Combat of fantastic creatures
End of the 12th century; Cologne
Walrus ivory; diameter: 4,70cm
MRR 427
#30010148

Tric-Trac pawn: Combat of fantastic creatures End of the 12th century; Cologne...

Tric-Trac pawn: person wearing a mitre riding an ocean monster
End of 12th century; Norway ?, Cologne ?
Walrus ivory
MRR 428
#30010149

Tric-Trac pawn: person wearing a mitre riding an ocean monster End of 12th cent...

Lombard marble relief with dragons from sarcophagus of Abbess Theodata, from monastery of Santa Maria della Pusterola, Pavia. Around 735 A.D.
see also 30-01-10/1 and 30-01-01/57
#30010156

Lombard marble relief with dragons from sarcophagus of Abbess Theodata, from mon...