Index Classification: Subject Matter/Theme

Aquatic Animal

Animal, Aquatic

Works of Art (54)

	Bengal River Fish, ca. 1804, India; Calcutta School, Pencil, gouache, watercolor, and gilding on paper (2004.176)
	Big Fish Eat Little Fish, 1557, Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish), Engraving; first state of three (17.3.859)
	Bottle in the form of a fish and a flask in the form of grapes, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Mold-blown glass (17.194.251; 17.194.231)
	Bowl with three fish, first half of 14th century, Iran, Fritware, monochrome glazed (59.60)
	Bowl, 10th century, Iraq, Composite body, luster-painted (1977.126)
	Bracelets: Crocodile Heads, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, gilt (1991.17.80, 81)
	Candelabrum with Stand, 1838, Paul Storr (British), Silver, (1976.423-h)
	A Cat Stealing Fish Giuseppe Recco (Italian, Neapolitan), Oil on canvas (71.17
	*Censer (Incensario)*, 10th–12th century, Costa Rica or Nicaragua, Ceramic, pigment (1979.206.378a,b)
	Confronting Figures Bottle, 4th–7th century, Peru; Moche, Ceramic (1978.412.70)
	Dish with Eight Buddhist Treasures, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, China, Silver (2007.187)
	Double Crocodile Pendant, 8th–10th century, Panama; Macaracas, Gold, quartz (1979.206.733)
	Fish and Rocks, Qing dynasty, dated 1699, Bada Shanren (Zhu Da) (Chinese), Hanging scroll; ink on paper (1989.363.137)
	Fish Hacha, 7th–10th century, Mexico, Veracruz, Stone, shell, pigment (1978.412.151)
	Fish plate, ca. 350–325 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Helgoland Painter, Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta (06.1021.241)
	Fish, Dynasty 12–13 (ca. 1981–1640 B.C.), Egyptian; Lisht North, Tomb L847, Gold, beryl (09.180.1182)
	Fisherman, Yuan dynasty, ca. 1350, Wu Zhen (Chinese), Handscroll; ink on paper (1989.363.33)
	Fragment of a Bowl, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine; found in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa), Rock crystal (55.135.7)
	Frog Fountain, 1901; this cast, by 1906, Janet Scudder (American), Bronze (06.967)
	Frog Ornaments, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico (Mixtec/Aztec), Cast gold (1998.39.1–.20)
	Frog Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica; Chiriquí, Gold (1991.419.1)
	Frog Pendant, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica; Altantic Watershed, Jade (1979.206.846)
	*Funerary Carving (Malagan)*, late 19th–early 20th century, Northern New Ireland, Wood, paint, shell opercula (1978.412.712)
	Garden carpet, ca. 1800, Iran, Cotton warp and weft, wool pile (67.156)
	**Hortus Palatinus (plate 32), bound with Les raisons des forces mouvants**, 1620, Salomon de Caus (Flemish, active in Germany), Jan Norton, Frankfurt, Etching (49.122)
	Housepost, late 19th–early 20th century, Auguena village, Santa Ana Island, Solomon Islands, Wood (1986.486)
	Hunt Bottle, Peru; Moche, Ceramic (1978.412.69)
	Incense box (kobako) in the shape of a Mandarin Duck, Meiji period, Japan, Maki-e decorated lacquer (29.100.717)
	Kimono with carp, water lilies, and morning glories, Meiji period, ca. 1876, Japan, Resist-dyed, painted, and embroidered silk gauze (ro) (2006.73.2)
	Mural relief fragment, 1st century A.D.; Early Imperial, Roman, Stucco (74.51.5869)
	Netsuke: Ashinaga and Tenaga, 18th century, Japanese, Wood (10.211.2348)
	Netsuke: Crab on a decaying lotus leaf, 19th century, Japanese, Ivory, copper alloy, gold (91.1.940)
	Platter with Fish, 300–500, Late Roman; Made in Gaul, possibly found in Grand, northwestern France, Copper alloy with tin overlay (47.100.30)
	Platter, last quarter of 16th century, School of Bernard Palissy (French), Made in France, Lead-glazed earthenware (53.225.52)
	The Pleasure of Fishes, Yuan dynasty, dated 1291, Zhou Dongqing (Chinese), Handscroll; ink and color on paper (47.18.10)
	Psykter, ca. 520–510 B.C.; Archaic; red-figure, Attributed to Oltos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1989.281.69)
	*Ring with Chameleon (Yawiige)*, 19th–20th century, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, or Burkina Faso; Senufo, Brass (1986.478.29)
	Sobek as a crocodile, early Ptolemaic Period (ca. 304–247 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (1989.281.96)
	Spinetta with Case, 1540, Unknown Maker, Venice, Italy, Wood and various other materials (53.6ab)
	Standing cup, Probably after a design by Reinhold Vasters (German), Jasper, partly enameled gold mounts, set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and pearls (17.190.1703)
	Statuette of a Dolphin, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine; Found in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa), Rock crystal (55.135.9)
	Statuette of a Hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1991–1783 B.C., Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir, Faience (17.9.1)
	Stemmed cup with murex decoration, late 14th century B.C.; Late Helladic IIIA:2, Mycenaean, Terracotta (1972.118.137)
	Still Life: Fish, by 1908, William Merritt Chase (American), Oil on canvas (08.139.2)
	Stirrup jar with octopus, ca. 1200–1100 B.C.; Late Helladic IIIC, Helladic (Mycenaean), Terracotta (53.11.6)
	Tray, ca. 1879–80, Tiffany & Company (American), Silver, copper, gold, alloys (66.52.2)
	Triton, 16th century (1560–70), Giovanni Bologna, called Giambologna, Made in Florence, Italy, Bronze (14.40.689)
	Tunic, 7th–9th century, Peru; Nazca-Wari, Camelid hair (29.146.23)
	*Turtle Amulet (Yawiige)*, 19th–mid-20th century, Côte d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso; Senufo or Tussian, Copper alloy (1978.412.498)
	Two Flat Stamps, 1st–7th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Ceramic (1979.206.1181,1183)
	Vase, ca. 1877, Edward C. Moore (American), designer; Tiffany & Company (American), manufacturer and retailer, Silver (1982.349)
	Water dropper in the shape of a fish, Joseon dynasty, late 19th century, Korea, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue (2003.549)
	*Woman's mantle (chyrpy)*, early 19th century, Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Silk, cotton (1999.141)