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Animal-Spouted Pitcher, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Animal-Spouted Pitcher
9th–10th century
Suit, Animal Crackers American, Leather, skin, American
Suit
Animal Crackers
ca. 1971
Animal flask, Glass, yellowish and pinkish; blown, applied decoration
Animal flask
late 7th–8th century
Animal Flask, Glass, amber-colored; blown, applied decoration
Animal Flask
late 7th–8th century
Confronted Animal Rug, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Confronted Animal Rug
14th century
Animal pendant, Gold, Central American Isthmus
Animal pendant
Central American Isthmus
1–1000 CE
Animal amulet, Faience
Animal amulet
ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Animal figurine, Clay
Animal figurine
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Animal figurine, Clay
Animal figurine
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Animal amulet, Green faience
Animal amulet
ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Animal head, glass
Animal head
664–30 B.C.
Animal figure, Mud
Animal figure
ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Silk Animal Carpet, Silk (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Silk Animal Carpet
second half 16th century
Animal-Head Brooch, Cast copper alloy, gilt, Viking
Animal-Head Brooch
Viking
1000–1100
Sacred animal mummy of crocodile, Linen, animal remains
Sacred animal mummy of crocodile
ca.400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Terracotta animal figurine, Terracotta, Mycenaean
Terracotta animal figurine
Mycenaean
ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Animal-headed Rattle, Pottery
Animal-headed Rattle
ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Figurine of animal, Clay
Figurine of animal
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, Gold, Calima (Yotoco)
Animal-Headed Figure Pendant
Calima (Yotoco)
1st–7th century
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, Gold, Chiriquí (?), Initial Style
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
Chiriquí (?), Initial Style
100–500 CE
Gazelle of Ankhshepenwepet, Animal remains
Gazelle of Ankhshepenwepet
ca. 675–650 B.C.
Sacred animal mummy of a cat, Linen, paint, animal remains, mummification materials
Sacred animal mummy of a cat
664 BCE–1st century CE
Double animal-head bell, Chiriquí artist(s), Gold, Chiriquí
Double animal-head bell
Chiriquí artist(s)
1000 - 1600 CE
Sacred animal mummy of falcon, Animal remains, cartonnage, linen, paint
Sacred animal mummy of falcon
664–30 B.C.
Sacred animal mummy of an ibis, Dyed and unyed linen, animal remains, mummfication materials
Sacred animal mummy of an ibis
ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Sacred animal mummy of a canid, Dyed and undyed linen, animal remains, mummification materials
Sacred animal mummy of a canid
332–30 BCE
Vessel with six animal friezes, Bronze, Iran
Vessel with six animal friezes
Iran
ca. 10th–8th century BCE
Double-End Animal Pendant, Gold, Conte (?)
Double-End Animal Pendant
Conte (?)
5th–8th century
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, Gold, Initial Style
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
Initial Style
1st–5th century
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, Gold, International Style
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
International Style
5th–10th century
Mortar with Animal Frieze, Caspar Gras Austrian, Bronze, German, Innsbruck
Mortar with Animal Frieze
Caspar Gras
Henrich Reinhart
1603
Beaker with animal heads, Condorhuasi-Alamito artist(s), Stone, Condorhuasi-Alamito
Beaker with animal heads
Condorhuasi-Alamito artist(s)
500 BCE–500 CE
Animal-Shaped Spit Rest, Steatite; carved
Animal-Shaped Spit Rest
9th–10th century
Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains
Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal
664–30 B.C.
Sacred animal mummy in the form typical of a wrapped ibis, decorated with a figure of Duamutef, Linen, animal remains, paint
Sacred animal mummy in the form typical of a wrapped ibis, decorated with a figure of Duamutef
ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Scarab with Horned Animal and Uraei, Steatite
Scarab with Horned Animal and Uraei
ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (late Middle Bronze Age IIB-IIC)
Censer with Animal and Scroll Motifs, Copper alloy, North Italian
Censer with Animal and Scroll Motifs
North Italian
13th century
Lime Spatula with Animal Head, Bronze, Indonesia (Java, Lumajang, Pasiran)
Lime Spatula with Animal Head
Indonesia (Java, Lumajang, Pasiran)
500 BCE–300 CE
Fragment of an Animal Relief, Marble (Lunense marble from Carrara), Italian
Fragment of an Animal Relief
Italian
ca. 1150
Fragment of an Animal Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Fragment of an Animal Carpet
late 16th century
Preserved Shoulder of Beef and Half of a Food Box, Animal remains, linen
Preserved Shoulder of Beef and Half of a Food Box
ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Bronze kyathos (ladle) with animal-head terminals, Bronze, Etruscan
Bronze kyathos (ladle) with animal-head terminals
Etruscan
late 5th century BCE