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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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Hunting Scene, Goguryeo Tomb Mural
A Goguryeo hunting scene mural from the 5th century CE Muyonchong or 'Tomb of the Dancers' at Gungnae (modern Tonggou), North Korea.

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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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Hunting Dog Mosaic
Detail of the Lod Mosaic: a rabbit eating grapes and a Lakonian hunting dog wearing a harness. The mosaic is believed to belong to a large and well-appointed Roman house in Lod, Israel, c. 300 CE.

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Hunting in the Marshes
Hunting in the Marshes; from a bas-relief in the tomb of Ti.
From "A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I" (1883)

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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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Hunting Petroglyphs, Canyon de Chelly
Hunting Petroglyphs from Canyon de Chelly, a protected site with 5,000 years of Native American inhabitation. Canyon de Chelly is located in the northeastern portion of the US state of Arizona within the Navajo Nation.

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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.