Rabbits in Ancient Art Photos

Rabbits have been portrayed in objects from antiquity.

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Egyptian ceramic figurine of hare at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Egyptian ceramic figurine of hare at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Greek terracotta amphora with athletic rabbit from Rhodes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Etruscan rabbit vial in Vatican Museum. Vatican City.
Egyptian ceramic figurine of hare (2120-1794 BCE) (Middle Kingdom, 11-12th Dynasty) at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Egyptian ceramic figurine of hare at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Greek terracotta amphora with athletic rabbit (550-525 BCE) from Rhodes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Etruscan rabbit vial (year unknown) in Vatican Museum. Vatican City.
Roman marble rabbit sculpture at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Roman mosaic with rabbit from Antioch at St. Louis Art Museum. St Louis, MO.Roman mosaic tile floor with rabbit detail at Bardo Museum. Tunis, Tunisia.Roman mosaic tile floor detail of rabbit eating grapes at Sousse Archeological Museum. Sousse, Tunisia.
Roman marble rabbit sculpture (1st-2ndC) at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Roman mosaic with rabbit from Antioch (c5thC) at St. Louis Art Museum. St Louis, MO.Roman mosaic tile floor with rabbit detail at Bardo Museum. Tunis, Tunisia.Roman mosaic tile floor detail of rabbit eating grapes at Sousse Archeological Museum. Sousse, Tunisia.
Romano-British ceramic Hunt Cup showing dog chasing hare at Hunterian Museum. Glasgow, Scotland.Bohemian glass beaker painted with hare on horseback at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Surviving ceramic floor tiles with rabbit & animal paintings at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.Ceiling painting of hawk & rabbit in Oak room at John Knox House. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Romano-British ceramic Hunt Cup showing dog chasing hare at Hunterian Museum. Glasgow, Scotland.Bohemian glass beaker painted with hare on horseback (1595) at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Surviving ceramic floor tiles with rabbit & animal paintings at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.Ceiling painting of hawk & rabbit (c1600) in Oak room at John Knox House. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Medieval wood carving of hunter with bow tracking rabbit at 12 rue Verrerie. Dijon, France.


Medieval wood carving of hunter with bow tracking rabbit at 12 rue Verrerie. Dijon, France.



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