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A Cleveland Bestiary

Cleveland Museum of Art · Oct 15, 1981 – Dec 16, 1981

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Works in this exhibition

Hunting near Hartenfels CastleLucas Cranach the Elder · 1540
Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks)John James Audubon · c. 1827
Set of Three Panels from a Casket with Scenes from Courtly RomancesFrance, Lorraine?, Gothic period, 14th century · c. 1330–50
Lion AquamanileGermany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Gothic period, first half 13th century · 1200–1250

Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (Storage Vessel): Herakles and Nemean Lion (A); Dionysos, Satyrs, and Maenads (B)Painter of Berlin 1899 · 515–510 BCE

Mouth MaskPeru, South Coast, Nasca · 100 BCE–700 CE

Master of Animals CheekpieceIran, Luristan · c. 700 BCE

Oil Ampulla in the Form of a Dancing BearItaly, Roman · 200s CE

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of PhoenixesChina, Tang dynasty (618-907) · c. 700s

Engaged Capital with Figures of a Man and of an EagleNorthern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century · 1175–1200

Spearing FishEgypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26 · c. 667–647 BCE

Male DogWest Mexico, Colima, Comala style · 200 BCE–300 CE

Cat CoffinEgypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE) · 305–30 BCE

Statue of Heqat, the Frog GoddessEgypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE)–Egypt, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasty 1 · c. 2950 BCE

Buffalo MaskAfrica, West Africa, Burkina Faso, possibly Bwa-style maker · early to mid-1900s

Decorative Plaque: Cow Nursing Its CalfPhoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud · 900–800 BCE

Wine Vessel (Zun)China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE) · c. 1000 BCE

The GriffinMartin Schongauer · c. 1480–90

Mule-Head Attachment for a CouchGreece, Hellenistic period · 200–100 BCE

Seal with Two-Horned Bull and InscriptionPakistan, Indus Valley civilization · c. 2000 BCE

Royal women shooting from a pavilionNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota · c. 1810

Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560

No imageContainerAfrica, West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Ọ̀yọ́ region, Yorùbá-style carver · c. 1920

Sitting Dog Scratching HimselfSouthern Germany, possibly Nuremberg, 16th century · c. 1525–1530

Tiger in WindAfter Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795) · 1800s

Hercules and the Nemean LionModerno · 1500s

Puppies, Sparrows, and ChrysanthemumsNagasawa Rosetsu · c. 1792–94

Piggy BankJava, Majapahit Dynasty · 1300s–1400s

Drawing of an ElephantIndia, Mughal School, early 18th Century · c. 1700

Standing HorseChina, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE) · 206 BCE–220 CE

Dog with pupsIndia, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century · c. 1780

Box with Ink CakesChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820) · 1795–1820

The Monkey and the CatAbraham Hondius · probably 1670s

Lion and SerpentAntoine-Louis Barye · c. 1830 – 1875

Dragon Fly BroochRené Lalique · c. 1900–1910

Rabbits Roasting a Hunter and His DogsVirgil Solis · mid-1500s

Feathered PanelAndes, 7th-15th century · 600–1500

Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon HeadJapan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) · 1200s–early 1300s

Jaguar Grinding StoneCosta Rica, Atlantic Watershed region · c. 1000–1550

Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a BoxIsrael, possibly Jericho · c. 2000 BCE

Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a BoxIsrael, possibly Jericho · c. 2000 BCE

Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a BoxIsrael, possibly Jericho · c. 2000 BCE

Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a BoxIsrael, possibly Jericho · c. 2000 BCE

Fish SliceSamuel Kirk · c. 1824

Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a BoxIsrael, possibly Jericho · c. 2000 BCE

Covered Tureen in the Form of a TurtleFrance, mid 18th century · c. 1745–65

Dog with ShellJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1700s

CamelChina, Tang dynasty (618–907) · 700s