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Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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...
King John of England Hunting
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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)
Sassanian Silver Plate with King Hunting Rams
Image by Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.
Kublai Khan on a Hunting Expedition
Image by Liu Guandao

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)
Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs
Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

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.
Indians Hunting the Bison
Image by Karl Bodmer

Indians Hunting the Bison

Indians Hunting the Bison, aquatint by Karl Bodmer, 1832-34. Nordamerika Native Museum, Zürich.
Ritual Pot with Hunting Scenes from Armenia
Image by James Blake Wiener

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)
Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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...
Hellenisitc Hunting Scene
Image by Caroline Cervera

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...
Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion
Image by Caroline Cervera

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...
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