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Title

Folk Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1980/2.268

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 15.36529

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Folk Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1980/2.267

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 15.36529

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Fury

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1525-1526

Accession Number

1979/2.2

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 15.36529

Secondary Keywords

animals

modern and contemporary art

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Nandi

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.254

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 15.20516

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mammals

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Door Panel, Secret Society Shrine

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

19th or 20th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1971

Accession Number

1975/1.68

Medium and Support

carved wood and metal

relevance

rank 15.20516

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

faces

objects

panels

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Large Yellow Cat

Artist

Richard Burnside

Artist Life Dates

born 1944

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1980-1993

Accession Number

2002/1.200

Medium and Support

paint and pine cone seed scales on particle board

relevance

rank 15.20516

Secondary Keywords

animals

colors

mammals

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

visual and tactile

Title

Garuda

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1979/2.28

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 15.20516

Secondary Keywords

animals

religion

religions

reptiles and amphibians

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Temptation

Artist

Max Jacob

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1970/2.183

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 15.04834

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

geography

mammals

objects

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Composition

Artist

Germaine Richier

Artist Life Dates

1904-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1904-1957

Accession Number

1957/2.20

Medium and Support

color aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 15.04834

Secondary Keywords

animals

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Mukha-Linga, Cobra head

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Physical Description

This phallic representation of the god Shiva appears as a columnar head placed on a base with two rounded moldings on top of a series of square ones. His neck is fully cylindrical and the face is modeled on that cylinder. The eyes are wide open and a bow shaped eyebrow curves over them. He has a flared nose and luxuriant moustache over a narrow but full lips and a short ball like chin. A ‘U’ shaped element consisting of lines and a pearl motif probably represents his beard, perhaps held up in a tight net. His forehead is decorated with three raise lines that go straight across and his crown is basically flat over his hear decorated with a bunch of peak forms in the center with a finial surmounting the whole. His ears fan out almost like handles to a jar and are decorated with stylized arabesques. A five-headed snake hood rises behind the head and has a rib down its center and scale motives incised towards the bottom an ‘S’ shapes t denote the cobra ‘eyes’ to each side.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.52C

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 15.02723

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

hinduism

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

snakes

the natural world

Title

Lycurgus Consulting the Pythia

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1968/2.75

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 14.93906

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

mammals

motifs

natural element motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

religious figures

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

An Urn Decorated with Vestals Performing a Sacrifice and Below, Eagles; the Hand

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.51

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 14.74420

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Artist

Anonymous French?

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.99

Medium and Support

pen, dark brown ink and graphite

relevance

rank 14.74420

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

creatures

figures

mammals

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

Title

An Urn with Garlands and Snakes as Handles and Two Seated Mermaids Holding a Cro

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.44

Medium and Support

graphite, pen, bistre ink and gray wash on white paper

relevance

rank 14.59669

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

The Veil of Darkness

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1809

Accession Number

1970/2.115B

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 14.45211

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

genres

mammals

mice

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

tools

vessels

Title

The Veil of Darkness

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1809

Accession Number

1970/2.115C

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 14.45211

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

genres

mammals

mice

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

tools

vessels

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Infant Hercules (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.61

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 14.42954

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

people by gender

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Ornament sheet with Jupiter and Ganymede, Pl. n. 9 from a series of 24 entitled

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

before 1541

Accession Number

1960/1.119

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 14.31036

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

drapery

mammals

medium

mythology

ornamental

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

roman

the natural world

Title

Mirror, probably Huai Valley type

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

771 BCE - 256 BCE

Accession Number

1958/2.58

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 14.12969

Secondary Keywords

animals

household objects

objects we use

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This is a brightly colored painting on a light background. It depicts a three- tiered scene with several figures, standing and kneeling, looking toward a central seated figure in the top tier. This male figure is seated in lotus position on a throne, decorated with colorful designs. To his left and right are attendants who fan him. In the middle tier, there is a nude man with long hair, a kneeling woman and a figure who is half-man and half-serpent. In the bottom tier, there are two kneeling men, wearing robes and headdresses, with hands pressed together and eyes gazing upward toward the main figure. They are surrounded by a tiger, a bird, an insect and a serpent.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.167

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 14.06372

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religious figures

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Eve

Artist

Eric Gill

Artist Life Dates

1882-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1959/1.134

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 14.03505

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

figures

modern and contemporary art

old testament

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

the natural world

Title

Mirror, TLV Type

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

960-1279

Accession Number

1974/1.212

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 13.85781

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

creatures

household objects

mammals

mythology

objects we use

reptiles and amphibians

snails

the natural world

Title

Dragonfly and lotus leaves, from a collaborative album of 11 pages

Artist

Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread

Century

20th century?

Object Creation Date

circa 1923

Accession Number

1982/2.7.2

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 13.67829

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

asian

forms

leaves

locality

making art

reptiles and amphibians

sketches

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Devils Taking the Rich Man to Hell, No. 4 from the Series of 5 Prints "Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1554

Accession Number

1952/1.87

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 13.42678

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

construction equipment

doctrinal concepts

earthmoving equipment

equipment

equipment by process

hells

how we live

legendary creatures

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

religion

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

rites of passage

shovels

subject matter

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Lakshmi-Narashimha

Artist

India, Andhra Pradesh

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1976/2.43

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 13.22768

Secondary Keywords

animals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

reptiles and amphibians

snakes

the natural world

Title

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)

Artist

Max Ernst

Physical Description

Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.

Artist Life Dates

1891-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1987/1.160

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 13.08041

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals

animals and creatures

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh

Physical Description

The four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on the serpent Ananta (“the endless one”), resting on the surface of the cosmic ocean. As his female consort gently strokes his leg, Vishnu awakens from a long sleep. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, who will begin a new cycle of the universe.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.305

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

relevance

rank 12.76032

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

descriptors

geography

hindu

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

named gods and goddesses

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religions

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Ragamala: Asavari Ragini

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800

Accession Number

1981/2.47

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 12.55296

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

religion

religions

reptiles and amphibians

snakes

subject matter

text-based art

the natural world

women

Title

How It All Began, from the portfolio "Dance of Life"

Artist

Richard Lindner

Artist Life Dates

1901-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1977/2.25

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 11.67209

Secondary Keywords

image form

allegory and literature

animals

bible

fruit

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

old testament

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

the natural world

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Design for a Vertical Panel (1 of a set of 12)

Artist

Henri Salembier

Artist Life Dates

1753-1820

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1781

Accession Number

1959/2.67

Medium and Support

pen and black ink with black and brown wash

relevance

rank 11.65830

Secondary Keywords

animals

faces

objects we use

panels

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

study

the natural world

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Yao Ritual Scroll

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

mid 19th century–mid 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - mid 20th century

Accession Number

1983/2.131

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton

relevance

rank 10.71575

Secondary Keywords

animals

associated concepts

equipment

equipment by process

family

how we live

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

relationships

religion

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

reptiles and amphibians

supporting equipment

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Embroidery fragments (fish and other animals)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.41.2

Medium and Support

silk thread embroidery on silk

relevance

rank 10.63021

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

reptiles and amphibians

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

Title

Lease

Artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970-1971

Accession Number

1983/1.328.2

Medium and Support

pen and ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 10.62193

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

components

components and systems

components by specific context

drawings

drawings by technique

information form components

layout features

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

reptiles and amphibians

suns

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Embroidery fragments (fish and other animals)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.41.1

Medium and Support

silk thread embroidery on silk

relevance

rank 10.54186

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

reptiles and amphibians

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

Title

St. Michael Vanquishing Satan

Artist

H. J. Hatfield

Artist Life Dates

active 1840s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1986/2.84

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 10.31283

Secondary Keywords

animals

demons

descriptors

edged weapons

figures

inorganic material

making art

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

painting

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religion

religious figures

reptiles and amphibians

saint

spears (weapons)

spears by form

staff weapons

subject matter

the natural world

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Apollyon

Artist

William Blake

Physical Description

Drawing of militaristic angels approaching two men fighting at sea. One angels holds a bow and above and to the right are three more angels carrying clouds. On the left of the image is a serpent curled around a tree.

Artist Life Dates

1757-1827

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1757-1827

Accession Number

1954/1.209

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

relevance

rank 10.19634

Secondary Keywords

animals

events

natural events

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

the natural world

waterscapes

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Snake Charmer

Artist

Oskar Kokoschka

Physical Description

Geometrically patterned composition with bright saturated colors composed of a central female figure with mermaid’s tail and bright red mane of hair; skull-headed figure at left with guitar; two green monster-like figures in upper right quadrant; two black fish with blue eyes near center.

Artist Life Dates

1886 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907-1908

Accession Number

2000/2.180

Medium and Support

tempera on wove paper

relevance

rank 9.61874

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

european

european styles and periods

figures

genres

legendary creatures

mermaids

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

religion

reptiles and amphibians

sound devices

sound devices by function

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

subject matter

the natural world