Zoomorphics

Zoomorphics

Zoomorphic ornaments are those based upon the forms of animals, birds and reptiles. Anthropomorphic ornaments are those based upon the forms of the human body. They make an early appearance in the Art of Bronze-age Britain and Ireland, and in the Bronze-age Gaulish, la Tene, and other European forms of Celtic Art. - George Bain - Celtic Art, The Methods of Construction.

Zoomorphism is the shaping of something in animal form or terms. Examples include: Art that imagines humans as non-human animals. Art that portrays one species of animal like another species of animal.

Vector image created from George Bain book Celtic Art.