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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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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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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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Ashurnasirpal II Lion Hunting
Gypsum wall relief depicting a classical Assyrian lion-hunting scene. The striking feature is that the king wears a diadem with a rosette on it, instead of the typical conical headcap of the Assyrian kings. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud...
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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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Indians Hunting the Bison
Indians Hunting the Bison, aquatint by Karl Bodmer, 1832-34.
Nordamerika Native Museum, Zürich.
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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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A Hunting Scene by Rawan Al Adwan
A contemporary acrylic and mixed media painting titled 'A Hunting Scene' by artist Rawan Al Adwan inspired by the 1st century BCE to 4th century CE Safaitic tribal art found on rocks in the desert of Jordan. (Used with permission)
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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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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...
