Ancient Animal Statuettes

A collection of ancient bronze and silver animal statuettes, including horses and bulls, showcasing intricate craftsmanship from various historical periods.

Openwork Pinhead Fragment. Iran, Luristan, Iron Age II-III, about 1000-650 B.C.. Jewelry and Adornments; pins. Bronze, cast

Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel, AD 200-325. Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century. Silver, partially gilt; overall: 12 x 10.8 x 32.7 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.).

Statuette of a Horse 750 BCE-730 BCE . This small statuette was created in Greece around the time of the first Olympic games. It was made as a devotional gift for a god and was probably deposited at a religious site. Devotional gifts took many forms, but statuettes of horses were especially popular because the creatures were symbols of affluence. Following the stylistic preference of the time, the sculptor used a few simple shapes to capture the essence of his subject.. Bronze . Ancient Greek

'Figurine of a Bull'. Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Sogdia Region), 6th-3rd century BC. Dimensions: 4x2,8x5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Italy, Siena Province, Gaiole in Chianti, Brolio, Bronze statue depicting horse

Statuette of a Jackal. Egyptian. Date: 664 BC-525 BC. Dimensions: 9.5 × 17.5 × 5.1 cm (3 1/2 × 6 7/8 × 2 in.). Bronze. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Animal. Culture: Nayarit. Dimensions: H. 16 9/16 x W. 9 3/4 x D. 13 in. (42.1 x 24.8 x 33 cm). Date: 4th-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Aquamanile. unknown, craftsman

Openwork Pinhead Fragment. Iran, Luristan, Iron Age II-III, about 1000-650 B.C.. Jewelry and Adornments; pins. Bronze, cast

Terracotta figure of a kneeling horse. Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic. Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.71 cm)L. 3 1/4 in. (8.25 cm). Date: 2nd-1st century B.C..With large head and ornamental housings. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Belt Buckle in Shape of Horse Japan. Belt Buckle in Shape of Horse 53629

Cow, decorated with flowers. Faïence animal figure, representing a cow. Many color painted with flowers.

Glazed red pottery seated dog, Chinese Art

Funerary Sculpture of an Ox

Harness Trapping in the Shape of a Horse. Unknown, Villanovan, 9th-8th century B.C.. Tools and Equipment; horse trappings. Bronze

Statuette of a lion, 11th-12th century, Unknown, 4 3/4 x 4 x 2in. (12.1 x 10.2 x 5.1cm), Gold, Spain, 11th-12th century, This rare and enigmatic gold sculpture of a liona symbol of power and authorityis elaborately decorated with looping filigree and fine granulation, in keeping with the Islamic goldsmithing traditions of the later Muslim kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain and Portugal). Islam arrived in Europe in 711 CE, bringing new traditions in the decorative arts, such as the animal-shaped aquamanile: a vessel used for hand washing, which the Qur’an requires before prayer. While the handle, spout, and open mouth of this lion statuette complies with the forms of an aquamanile, its small scale may suggest more symbolic than functional use. The work closest in size, style, and workmanship to this lion is a winged ram found in northwestern Spain, leading us to believe that this work, too, is from Muslim Spain.

Vessel 1st millennium B.C. Iran. Vessel 324918

Recumbent Figure of Unicorn. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); L. 9 in. (22.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top). Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian. Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/16 x 5 9/16 in. (10.4 x 14.2 cm). Date: 4th century B.C..Recumbent bullSouth Italian pottery is rich in hand-sized flasks for oil. The askos shape originates in that of a leather bag; when used for wine, the source is an oxhide, trimmed and sewn closed. Askoi often assume the form of animals. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracotta statuette of a horse early 8th century B.C. Cypriot In ancient Greece, horses were a reflection of status and wealth. They were expensive to maintain, requiring extensive land and upkeep. Thus, statuettes of horses were common dedications in sanctuaries, especially in the Geometric period. They appear in both terracotta and bronze, and in various forms. Some terracotta horse statuettes were dedicated individually, while others were attached to the lids of pyxides (boxes) as handles. The treatment of the feet of this horse makes it likely that the piece was freestanding.. Terracotta statuette of a horse 330050

Jardiniere. unknown, craftsman

PackHorse

Lamp Lid. Roman, late Roman-Byzantine, 4th-6th century. Furnishings; Lighting. Bronze, cast

Miniature Leopard 1885-1905 Saint Petersburg. Yellow speckled red agate, white striation, and rose diamonds . Dom Faberzhe

Iron andiron late 4th or early 3rd century B.C. Etruscan The ends of the andiron are decorated with stylized animal heads.. Iron andiron 247085

Statuette of a Biga with Driver; Unknown; Cyprus; 6th century B.C.; Terracotta with Polychromy; Object: H: 12.6 x W: 7.3 cm (H: 4 15/16 x W: 2 7/8 in.), Base: L: 10.5 cm (L: 4 1/8 in.)

Animal flask. Dimensions: Ht. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). Date: late 7th-8th century.During Roman and early Islamic times, animal-shaped vessels were made using an intricate decorated double or quadruple glass tube. Decorated with trailed glass threads, the tubes are carried on the backs of domestic animals and the trailed threads appear to imitate protective cages. Such vessels were probably used as containers for kohl or perfume. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Figure of an oxcart, anonymous, c. 580 - c. 650 Image (grave plastic or burial gift) of earthenware with remains of polychromy. A Zeboo-Os and an ox cart on two wheels. China earthenware. dye. iron (metal) painting Image (grave plastic or burial gift) of earthenware with remains of polychromy. A Zeboo-Os and an ox cart on two wheels. China earthenware. dye. iron (metal) painting

Golden design on antique wooden horse, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox

Silver buckle in the shape of a horse. Ordos type, 4th-3rd century BC. Such elaborate and well-modelled representations of animals can be related to the gold plaques from Siberia in the treasure of Peter the Great, now in the Hermitage, St Petersburg.

Double armadillopendant, A.D.700-1550, Gold, 2 × 1.3 cm, 0.01 kg (13/16 × 1/2 in., 0.01lb.), Made in Costa Rica, Costa Rica,Diquis, 8th-16thcentury, Jewelry

Mythical Animal: Tianlu, 960-1127. China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Bronze; overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.).

Figure (Shishi) 1800 Japan. Figure (Shishi). Japan. 1800. Stoneware covered with thin glaze (Bizen ware). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics

Brooch in the Form of a Panther 100-300 Roman This brooch is exceptional in its naturalistic rendering of a panther. The spots were created not with enamels but by the niello process, in which incisions in the silver were filled with an alloy of black sulphur that was then heated.Small brooches, often in whimsical animal forms, were worn both by Roman soldiers stationed in the provinces and by the native population. Though brooches in these forms appear throughout the Roman world, the distribution of finds and the archaeological remains of workshops suggest that the major centers of production were Britain and Gaul.. Brooch in the Form of a Panther 468180

Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator 100 BCE-500 CE Santa Valley. Ceramic and pigment . Moche

Bridle Cheekpieces in Shape ofHorses

Goat with rider, anonymous, c. 1760 - c. 1800 Image of undecorated faience. On a rectangular pedestal with beveled corners is a goat with a man with a hat on the back. The left hind leg of the goat is placed in front of the right hindleg. Delft (possibly) earthenware. tin glaze. Image of undecorated faience. On a rectangular pedestal with beveled corners is a goat with a man with a hat on the back. The left hind leg of the goat is placed in front of the right hindleg. Delft (possibly) earthenware. tin glaze.

Vessel in the Shape of a Bear. Culture: Roman or Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/16 x 6 9/16 x 3 5/8 in. (13.8 x 16.7 x 9.2 cm)chain length: 11 in. (28 cm). Date: 3rd-4th century.The bear was a popular animal in exhibitions and circus acts. The vessel, probably used for oils or ointments for the bath, would havebeen filled through the hinged opening at the back of the bear's neck and emptied through its mouth. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bronze horse head. from Cartoceto. Guilded. Roman 27 AD. ITALY.

Figure of a Standing Dog. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); L. 11 in. (27.9 cm). Date: 1st-2nd century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mina Lowry, Hobby Horse, 1935 1942 Hobby Horse

Flayed Horse III. Dated: model c. 1820/1824, cast 1959-1960. Dimensions: overall: 23.2 x 21.7 x 11.6 cm (9 1/8 x 8 9/16 x 4 9/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Théodore Géricault.

Armor for Man and Horse. Culture: Italian, Milan and Brescia. Dimensions: as mounted, H. of horse armor 75 1/2 in. (191.8 cm); L. of horse armor 90 in. (228.6 cm); W. of horse armor 30 in. (76.2 cm); Wt. of horse armor including saddle 93 lb. 1 oz. (42.2 kg); Wt. of man's armor approx. 37 lb. (16.78 kg). Date: man's armor, ca. 1570 and later; horse armor, ca. 1580-90 and later.The horse armor is covered with etched ornament that includes undulating foliage, mythological creatures, winged putti, and heroes from Biblical and Classical history, such as David and Goliath and Marcus Curtius. The exuberant sketchlike quality of the etching and the preference for overall decoration suggest an origin in Brescia, the second most important armor-producing center in northern Italy after Milan. Brescia was the principal supplier of arms to the Venetian Republic. Like the adjacent Italian horse armor, this example comes from the armory of the counts Collalto at the castle of San Salvatore, near Tr

Copper gilt button set with a glass disc with an intaglio dog & inscription scroll, 1770-1800. Manufacturer unknown, made in Birmingham

Cart with Ox andPig

Statuette, cat 664-525 B.C. Late Period. Statuette, cat. 664-525 B.C.. Bronze. Late Period. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Teti Pyramid Cemetery, Egyptian Antiquities Service excavations, 1926. Dynasty 26

Rocking Horse. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 43.8 x 57.6 cm (17 1/4 x 22 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 26 3/4" high; 43" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Selma Sandler.

Head of an ibex of a sacred barque. Dynasty 21. Third Intermediate Period. 1070-946 BC. Bronze with gold. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Cup 16th century German. Cup. German. 16th century. Silver gilt. Metalwork-Silver

Zoomorphic vase in shape of chicken, glazed ceramic

Gerald Transpota, Nutcracker Dog Tray, c 1940 Nutcracker: Dog Tray

CANDIL DE BRONCE CON LA FIGURA DE UN PAVO REAL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Terracotta scent bottles Made in East Greece, about 610-550 BC. Such novelty-shaped bottles for perfumed oil were particularly popular in East Greece.

William, faience hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom of Egypt, tomb chapel of The Steward Senbi, Meir, Upper Egypt, circa 1961-1878 B.C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

Chessmen (32) Chinese, probably Beijing 19th century The rooks are elephants with circular towers on their backs surmounted by flags; a mahout sits on the elephant's head. The elephants are carved in a curiously wooden manner, far less skillfully than the horses with which the Chinese were familiar. The bases are deeply undercut to form an open design of flowers and leaves. Chinese ivory sets are often carved with great skill and furnished with ornamental bases, some, like these, being foliated. In others carved balls are incorporated in the baluster support or movable concentric balls. These sets were made as gifts for foreigners, or for sale to them, and well-known foreign personages were incorporated into many of them. Others, such as this, consist entirely of Chinese figures, usually with some of the characteristics of the Manchu dynasty, which reigned throughout the nineteenth century and on to 1912. It has been suggested that some of these sets represent Chinese versus Mongols, b

Java Deer 1838 Antoine-Louis Barye French In 1838 Barye obtained a commercial patent for casting small bronzes, and by 1845 he had formed a partnership with the entrepreneur Emile Martin for the purpose of producing small bronzes in quantity for middle-class collectors. Barye soon began to market his bronzes with the aid of a series of catalogues that permitted the purchaser to order from a variety of models. The earliest catalogue was published in 1844. The catalogue of 1847 stated that each bronze would be numbered and punch marked, but the marking system was quickly abandoned, perhaps because of its very success. After Barye's death, the models were bought by a number of founders, some of whom continued to use them for many years.. Java Deer 200669

Figurine of ram - aquamanile. unknown, craftsman

RECIPIENTE EN FORMA CABALLO ADORNADO SII AC PRE ISLAMICO. Location: MUSEO BASTAN. Teheran. IRAN.

Cow and Heifers Water Pitcher c. 1206 Master Ali Ibu Muhammed (12th -13th C) Bronze Cast Inlaid with Silver Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Colourful Indian elephant figure made of sheet metal

Scythian gold stag, probably the centre of a shield. Artist: Unknown

Attractive young adults lifestyle in studio series

Winged Lion Sculpture Isolated Venetian symbolic winged lion sculpture isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 12853348

Ashtray Blue Horse” pattern. Designer Mary Alice Hadley, American Manufacturer: Hadley Pottery Company, Inc., Louisville, Ky, founded 1940

Double -sided gingerbread form

Horse with rider, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800 Rider of undecorated faience. The horse is on a rectangular pedestal and the rider is loose. De Ruiter wears a Bereb hat and a German uniform from the second half of the 18th century. The horse has lifted its left front leg. The rider includes an identical copy with InvNR. BK-1955-403-A. Delft earthenware. tin glaze. Rider of undecorated faience. The horse is on a rectangular pedestal and the rider is loose. De Ruiter wears a Bereb hat and a German uniform from the second half of the 18th century. The horse has lifted its left front leg. The rider includes an identical copy with InvNR. BK-1955-403-A. Delft earthenware. tin glaze.

Plastered and painted wood sarcophagus of cat

Wynna Wright, Cow Weather Vane, c 1938 Cow Weather Vane

Egypt. Egyptian Small Statue. Close-Up On A Statue In Wood Representing The God Anubis.

Santa’s reindeer for Christmas or other important festival. Red Reindeer model for show.

Wet sculpture of black elephant on the buddhist shrine

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) ca. 490 B.C. Attributed to Onesimos Interior, groom with horseIt is rare in red-figure to find representations of a man and a horse as intimate as this one. A black groom is in the process of currying the horse tethered to the perforated fixture at the right of the tondo. On the wall hangs a whisk broom. The horse is restive; the young man rests his arm decisively on its back and goes about his business.. Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) 255948

Molossian dog , Antiquities, Sculpture, Dogs. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Romania, Poiana, Detail of Cameo ring depicting Athena on a chariot

Crystal Horse from Ajka 1033902586

Silver lions that guard the Royal Throne at Rosenborg Castle, Denmark. Dated 17th Century

A Hand-made traditional wooden Dalecarlian Horse (Dalahast") is a symbol of Swedish Dalarna and Sweden in general.

jabali, bronce,periodo romano, museo de Evora,Evora,Alentejo,Portugal, europa.

dragon An image of a nice golden dragon sculpture Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 2527207

marble and statue in old city of london england

Sand spreader with lid, fa. Ash. Bonebakker and Son, 1862 Cylindrical jar of colorless, sharpened glass, the rejuvenating neck of which has a silver frame. The sand spreader has a star composed of round holes. The lower edge is decorated with C-volutes, rocailles and flowers. The silver, flattened spherical lids are decorated at the top with C-volutes, rocailles, foam edges and flowers. It is crowned by a pigeon sitting on a wingerd branch with a letter. Amsterdam silver (metal). glass. marble (rock) grinding Cylindrical jar of colorless, sharpened glass, the rejuvenating neck of which has a silver frame. The sand spreader has a star composed of round holes. The lower edge is decorated with C-volutes, rocailles and flowers. The silver, flattened spherical lids are decorated at the top with C-volutes, rocailles, foam edges and flowers. It is crowned by a pigeon sitting on a wingerd branch with a letter. Amsterdam silver (metal). glass. marble (rock) grinding

Armory of Burg Eltz Castle, Wierschern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Camel with saddle bags late 6th-early 7th century China. Camel with saddle bags. China. late 6th-early 7th century. Earthenware. Sui (581-618) or early Tang (618-907) dynasty. Tomb Pottery

Scaraboid; Asia Minor; about 400 B.C; Blue chalcedony; 1 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm (3,8 × 1 × 3,4 in.)

Amulet -

Close-up of chess

Ivory comb with exotic decoration of Phoenician influence Ivory comb with exotic decoration of Phoenician influence, 8th century BC, Iberian culture, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21704983

farohar of parsi symbol, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Toilet paper holder, Cambulo Village, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines, Asia

Bulgaria, Drumohor, Votive statuette representing a knight, bronze

A vintage, childhood rocking horse. Shot on white background.

Africa, Ghana, Accra. National Museum, regarded as one of the finest museums in sub-Saharan Africa. Typical wooden tribal cheif stool.

Handicraft Artistically carved elephant for sale in a handicrafts emporium at Bengaluru Bangalore, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

William O Fletcher, Horse on Barrel Bank, c 1938 Horse on Barrel Bank

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