Wild Boar Hunt with Spears, from "Hunting Scenes in Ornamental Frames"

Represented in an alert position, almost as if stopped in its tracks, this wild boar appears to be facing an opponent, either another wild animal or, more likely, a hunter, such as...

On one side: Herakles capturing the Erymanthian boar. The Erymanthian boar was a monster which plagued the central Peloponnese around Mt. Erymanthos, and it was one of Herakles’ la...

The painting depicts Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r. 1778-1828) returning from a boar hunt with his attendants and retinue. The haloed king is mounted on a caparisoned horse holdi...

This agate scaraboid stamp seal features an image of a rider attacking a rampant boar. The carving of the horse is shallow, save for the swells of its chest and hindquarters. Its h...

Amidst rocky outcrops and other animals, which include rabbits and a gazelle, is a large tiger that lunges and attacks a boar head-on. It sinks its teeth into the back of the boar’...

This single detached folio comes from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami, the 12th century Iranian poet. The Khamsa is a popular and often illustrated text, especially in the 15th and ...