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Scaly Collection (#2)

"Exploring the Scaly Wonders of Nature: From Albrecht Durer's Rhinoceros to Amazon Tree-Boas" Albrecht Durer's Rhinoceros

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DDE-90026205
Australia, South Australia, Close-up of eyeball of Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) near Stuart Highway through outback desert Date: 17/07/2007

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90026204

DDE-90026204
Australia, South Australia, Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) on Stuart Highway through outback desert Date: 17/07/2007

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90020576

DDE-90020576
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) resting on rock in channel of Mara River Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90020577

DDE-90020577
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) feeding on Wildebeest kill in Mara River Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90020575

DDE-90020575
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) resting on rock in channel of Mara River Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90019314

DDE-90019314
Africa, Botswana, Moremi Game Reserve, Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) bares teeth in Khwai River at sunset Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90019298

DDE-90019298
Botswana, Chobe National Park, Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) lies along the banks of Chobe River at sunset Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageScaly Collection: DDE-90019299

DDE-90019299
Africa, Botswana, Chobe National, Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) waits along banks of Chobe River at dusk Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageScaly Collection: Carp, Japan, c. 1830 / 44. Creator: Katsushika Taito

Carp, Japan, c. 1830 / 44. Creator: Katsushika Taito
Carp, Japan, c. 1830/44

Background imageScaly Collection: Articulated Dragon, Japan, c. 1880. Creator: Myochin School

Articulated Dragon, Japan, c. 1880. Creator: Myochin School
Articulated Dragon, Japan, c. 1880

Background imageScaly Collection: Bird-Shaped Container (zun), Late Shang dynasty (13th century-1046 B. C. )

Bird-Shaped Container (zun), Late Shang dynasty (13th century-1046 B. C. )
Bird-Shaped Container (zun), Late Shang dynasty (13th century-1046 B.C.)

Background imageScaly Collection: Oniwakamaru subduing the giant carp, c. 1830 / 35. Creator: Totoya Hokkei

Oniwakamaru subduing the giant carp, c. 1830 / 35. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Oniwakamaru subduing the giant carp, c. 1830/35

Background imageScaly Collection: Dish (Tabaq) with Scale Pattern and Serrated Leaves, Ottoman dynasty (1299-1923)

Dish (Tabaq) with Scale Pattern and Serrated Leaves, Ottoman dynasty (1299-1923), late 16th century

Background imageScaly Collection: The Red Carp, c. 1804 / 18. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Red Carp, c. 1804 / 18. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
The Red Carp, c. 1804/18

Background imageScaly Collection: Ewer with Engraved Fish Scale Pattern, Inscribed in Persian with the name

Ewer with Engraved Fish Scale Pattern, Inscribed in Persian with the name " Khairullah", Early 18th century

Background imageScaly Collection: Fragments of a Revetment Depicting Fish Scales, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Fragments of a Revetment Depicting Fish Scales, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Background imageScaly Collection: Koi, ca. 1842. Creator: Ikeda Eisen

Koi, ca. 1842. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Koi, ca. 1842

Background imageScaly Collection: Fragment of an inlay with fish design, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-19 CE

Fragment of an inlay with fish design, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-19 CE

Background imageScaly Collection: A King Cobra / Hamadryad at London Zoo, October 1925 (b / w photo)

A King Cobra / Hamadryad at London Zoo, October 1925 (b / w photo)
3260693 A King Cobra/Hamadryad at London Zoo, October 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Background imageScaly Collection: Lepidotus Fish, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (bronze)

Lepidotus Fish, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (bronze)
490729 Lepidotus Fish, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (bronze) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 5.4x16.8x2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageScaly Collection: Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises, c. 1640 (tempera, gouache on paper on panel)

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises, c. 1640 (tempera, gouache on paper on panel)
5672032 Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises, c.1640 (tempera, gouache on paper on panel) by Eeckhout, Albert van der (1604-66); 30.5x51 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Background imageScaly Collection: Page 12. The Scincoid, or Skinc-Formed Lizard. Now known as a Blue-tongude lizard, c

Page 12. The Scincoid, or Skinc-Formed Lizard. Now known as a Blue-tongude lizard, c
5669948 Page 12. The Scincoid, or Skinc-Formed Lizard. Now known as a Blue-tongude lizard, c.1789-90 (w/c) by Stone, Sarah (1760-1844); Mitchell Library

Background imageScaly Collection: Page 6. Variegated Lizard. Now known as a Goanna, c. 1789-90 (w / c)

Page 6. Variegated Lizard. Now known as a Goanna, c. 1789-90 (w / c)
5669942 Page 6. Variegated Lizard. Now known as a Goanna, c.1789-90 (w/c) by Stone, Sarah (1760-1844); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info)

Background imageScaly Collection: Pinkmottle woodwax, russet scaly tricholoma

Pinkmottle woodwax, russet scaly tricholoma
Pinkmottle woodwax, Hygrophorus russula (Tricholoma russula), russet scaly tricholoma, Tricholoma vaccinum, and Tricholoma albobrunneum. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

Background imageScaly Collection: Six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus

Six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus, and Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater, Manis crassicaudata

Background imageScaly Collection: Snipefish, Macroramphosus scolopax

Snipefish, Macroramphosus scolopax (Scaly centriscus, Centriscus scolopax). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageScaly Collection: Mrs. Farrers rhododendron, Rhododendron farrerae

Mrs. Farrers rhododendron, Rhododendron farrerae (Scaly azalea, Azalea squamata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageScaly Collection: Glory bower, Clerodendrum japonicum

Glory bower, Clerodendrum japonicum (Scaly clerodendron, Clerodendron squamatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Watts after a botanical illustration by Mills from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Background imageScaly Collection: A female Chinese Pangolin at London Zoo in August 1925 (b / w photo)

A female Chinese Pangolin at London Zoo in August 1925 (b / w photo)
3073885 A female Chinese Pangolin at London Zoo in August 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Background imageScaly Collection: Pair of Carved Qilin (ivory) (see also 272190)

Pair of Carved Qilin (ivory) (see also 272190)
HSC272189 Pair of Carved Qilin (ivory) (see also 272190) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); height:9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageScaly Collection: Testudo Sulcata, 1796 (hand-coloured engraving)

Testudo Sulcata, 1796 (hand-coloured engraving)
618027 Testudo Sulcata, 1796 (hand-coloured engraving) by Miller, John Frederick (1759-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tab XXVI from Cimelia Physica by John Frederick Miller)

Background imageScaly Collection: The Rhinoceros, 1515 (woodcut)

The Rhinoceros, 1515 (woodcut)
ALM403377 The Rhinoceros, 1515 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 22.5x30.8 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Gift of Mrs. F.F

Background imageScaly Collection: illustration of 'Monstrum Marinum rudimenta habitus Episcopi referens'

illustration of "Monstrum Marinum rudimenta habitus Episcopi referens"
828944 illustration of " Monstrum Marinum rudimenta habitus Episcopi referens" from Aldrovandis History of Monsters, 1642 (woodcut) by Italian School

Background imageScaly Collection: Crook of a bishops staff (gold & enamel)

Crook of a bishops staff (gold & enamel)
BLP398285 Crook of a bishops staff (gold & enamel) by Crusader Period (1095-1291); Private Collection; (add.info.: Found at the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem; ); Photo eZev Radovan; European

Background imageScaly Collection: Descending dragon (ink & tint on silk)

Descending dragon (ink & tint on silk)
5043311 Descending dragon (ink & tint on silk) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 162.5x39.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Background imageScaly Collection: A female Chinese Pangolin at London Zoo in August 1925 (b / w photo)

A female Chinese Pangolin at London Zoo in August 1925 (b / w photo)
3073884 A female Chinese Pangolin at London Zoo in August 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Background imageScaly Collection: A critically endangered Chinese Pangolin resting, curled around a vertical branch

A critically endangered Chinese Pangolin resting, curled around a vertical branch
3116186 A critically endangered Chinese Pangolin resting, curled around a vertical branch, London Zoo, July 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond

Background imageScaly Collection: Ascending dragon (ink & tint on silk)

Ascending dragon (ink & tint on silk)
5043312 Ascending dragon (ink & tint on silk) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 162.8x39.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: Hanging scroll); Freer Gallery of Art

Background imageScaly Collection: Carp Leaping, 1930s (colour woodblock print)

Carp Leaping, 1930s (colour woodblock print)
883396 Carp Leaping, 1930s (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Published by Kawaguchi JirAc. Carved by Maeda KentarAc)

Background imageScaly Collection: Weather Vane, c. 1938. Creator: Henry Tomaszewski

Weather Vane, c. 1938. Creator: Henry Tomaszewski
Weather Vane, c. 1938

Background imageScaly Collection: Sumatran pitviper (Trimeresurus sumatranus), detail of scales

Sumatran pitviper (Trimeresurus sumatranus), detail of scales. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Background imageScaly Collection: Close up of a Green iguana (Iguana iguana) eye and face. Invasive species, Florida, USA

Close up of a Green iguana (Iguana iguana) eye and face. Invasive species, Florida, USA. Captive

Background imageScaly Collection: Fish, 1790. Creator: Moses Haughton

Fish, 1790. Creator: Moses Haughton
Fish, 1790

Background imageScaly Collection: Tarpon, from the Fish from American Waters series (N8) for Allen &

Tarpon, from the Fish from American Waters series (N8) for Allen &
Tarpon, from the Fish from American Waters series (N8) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Background imageScaly Collection: Sturgeon, from the Fish from American Waters series (N8) for Allen &

Sturgeon, from the Fish from American Waters series (N8) for Allen &
Sturgeon, from the Fish from American Waters series (N8) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Background imageScaly Collection: Shimadai and Ainame Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s. 1840s

Shimadai and Ainame Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s. 1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Shimadai and Ainame Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s




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"Exploring the Scaly Wonders of Nature: From Albrecht Durer's Rhinoceros to Amazon Tree-Boas" Albrecht Durer's Rhinoceros: A historical masterpiece capturing the intricate scales of a majestic creature, reminding us of nature's artistry. Giant Pangolin in Tanzania: Witness the grace and beauty as the Manis gigantea glides across the ground, its scaly armor protecting it on its journey. Chinese Water Dragon: Delve into the mystical world of dragons with this scaly wonder, showcasing vibrant colors and an enchanting presence. Kintaro with Carp: An unknown artist captures a moment frozen in time, where scales meet mythology, depicting strength and resilience amidst flowing waters. Abstract Butterfly Wing Scales: Get lost in a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns as we zoom into the mesmerizing details that make up butterfly wing scales. Marine Iguanas Showing Affection in Galapagos: Witness an extraordinary display of love between two marine iguanas, their textured skin reflecting their deep bond. Eyelash Pit Viper Portrait from Guatemala: Meet this striking viper whose vividly patterned scales conceal both danger and allure within Central America's lush forests. American Crocodile at Rest: Observe nature's perfect camouflage as an American crocodile rests peacefully in shallow water, blending seamlessly with its surroundings. Crocodile Monitor Eye Close-Up from New Guinea: Peer into the captivating gaze of a crocodile monitor lizard; its piercing eyes reveal ancient wisdom hidden within untamed wildernesses. West African Tree Viper perched on Togo branch under controlled conditions showcases stunning green scales while highlighting biodiversity conservation efforts. Juvenile Amazon Tree-Boa Defense Stance at Yasuni National Park unveils how these young serpents rely on their scaly patterns to protect themselves in the lush rainforests.