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Vessel in the form of a boar, 3100-2900BCE, Proto-Elamite Culture

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Vessel in the form of a boar, 3100-2900BCE, Proto-Elamite Culture

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Vessel in the form of a dog. Colima, Mexico, 200 BC- 300 AD

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Vessel in the form of a dog. Colima, Mexico, 200 BC- 300 AD

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Drinking Vessel in the Form of a Hen, 3rd quarter of the 16th century

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Drinking Vessel in the Form of a Hen, 3rd quarter of the 16th century

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A ceramic vessel with the face of a coca chewer. From Ecuador, Mayo-Chinchipe culture

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A ceramic vessel with the face of a coca chewer. From Ecuador, Mayo-Chinchipe culture

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Benjamin Russell - Silver cased verge watch in the form of a skull

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Benjamin Russell - Silver cased verge watch in the form of a skull

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Ewer in the form of a Phoenix, Vietnam, c. 15th-16th century

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Ewer in the form of a Phoenix, Vietnam, c. 15th-16th century

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Canopic jar in the form of baboon. Egypt, 664-332 BC

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Canopic jar in the form of baboon. Egypt, 664-332 BC

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An Amlash terracotta vessel, from Iran, in the form of a talking female figure. 800 BCE, now part of the M. Mahboubian Private Collection

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An Amlash terracotta vessel, from Iran, in the form of a talking female figure. 800 BCE, now part of the M. Mahboubian Private Collection

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Brooch in the Form of a Rabbit. Roman, 100-300.

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Brooch in the Form of a Rabbit. Roman, 100-300.

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Gold bracelet in the form of a snake- Greek, Ptolemaic

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Gold bracelet in the form of a snake- Greek, Ptolemaic

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Small silver bull clothed in a robe holding a vessel. Representations of animals in human postures were common in Proto-Elamite art, possibly as symbols of natural forces but just as likely as protagonists in myths or fables. 3100-2900 BCE Southwest Iran

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Small silver bull clothed in a robe holding a vessel. Representations of animals in human postures were common in Proto-Elamite art, possibly as symbols of natural forces but just as likely as protagonists in myths or fables. 3100-2900 BCE Southwest Iran

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Ceramic vessel of a man with tattos. Peruvian South coast, Nasca Culture, 350-500 CE. Now at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Ceramic vessel of a man with tattos. Peruvian South coast, Nasca Culture, 350-500 CE. Now at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Aryballos in the form of a monkey. East Greek, probably Milesian, ca. 580 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Aryballos in the form of a monkey. East Greek, probably Milesian, ca. 580 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Honey vessel in the shape of a bear. Rhineland, around 1700

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Honey vessel in the shape of a bear. Rhineland, around 1700

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Vessel in the form of a tattooed man. Nazca culture, Peru, ca. 550-650 AD. Pottery with paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Vessel in the form of a tattooed man. Nazca culture, Peru, ca. 550-650 AD. Pottery with paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Cup in the Form of a Horse and Rider, 1630

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Cup in the Form of a Horse and Rider, 1630

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Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection

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Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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