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Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions
This gypsum wall relief depicts a typical Assyrian lion-hunting scene. King Ashurnasirpal II stands in his royal chariot and shoots at a leaping wounded lion. Two royal attendants, behind the wounded lion, holding their shields and daggers...

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Kublai Khan on a Hunting Expedition
A painted silk scroll showing Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294 CE) on a traditional Mongol hunting expedition. Painted by Liu Guandao, 1280 CE. (National Palace Museum, Taipei)

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King John of England Hunting
A 14th century CE manuscript illustration showing King John of England (r. 1199-1216 CE) hunting. 'De Rege Johanne', folio 116. (British Library, London)

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Indians Hunting the Bison
Indians Hunting the Bison, aquatint by Karl Bodmer, 1832-34.
Nordamerika Native Museum, Zürich.

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Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs
Perforated silver plaque; lightly embossed scene of two long-tailed hunting dogs resembling mastiffs, one on either side of a male wild boar facing right, with a forked tail, from Iran, 6-7th century.
The British Museum, London.

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Sassanian Silver Plate with King Hunting Rams
Silver plate with king hunting rams. Sassanian Empire, c. mid-5th–mid-6th century CE.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Ritual Pot with Hunting Scenes from Armenia
This clay ritual pot depicts ancient hunting scenes. It was discovered in what is present-day Armenia and it dates from the 11-9th century BCE. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

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Hellenisitc Hunting Scene
This decorative limestone tomb frieze, dating to c. 290-250 BCE, shows two hunters attacking an animal. Hunting was an important ritual in Macedonian coming-of-age rituals during this period. The piece is currently housed at the Metropolitan...

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Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü
This basalt wall relief depicts a lion-hunting scene. The soldier in front of the lion as well as the horse wear a body armor. The archer standing on the chariot is probably the ruler and is protected by the winged sun-disc above his head...

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Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion
This relief may depict Alexander with the lion skin of Hercules, fighting a lion on foot. His friend Krateros (on horseback) rescues him. The lion hunt is a common image in Near Eastern art. This relief formed part of the base of a statue...