ZOOMORPHIC

 That which has the appearance of an animal is classified as zoomorphic. The term comes from zōómorphos, a word from the Greek language.

Somewhat zoomorphic, therefore, it has a shape that refers to some species of fauna. The zoomorphic sculptures, for example, were common in different cultures of antiquity.

Religious figures, amulets and other objects with zoomorphic characteristics have been found in various regions of the world. In many museums, in fact, zoomorphic pieces of sculpture are preserved.

The National Museum of Fine Arts of Argentina, to mention one case, houses several zoomorphic sculptures from the pre-Columbian era. Among them there are elements attributed to the so-called Ciénaga culture, which developed in northwestern Argentina in the first centuries of our era.

Zoomorphic manifestations made of stone were also found in areas of the Iberian Peninsula . Experts recognized creations reminiscent of wild boars, pigs, and bulls, whose origins date back to the Second Iron Age.

It is important to mention that there are zoomorphic products designed with different purposes and utilities. There are vessels zoomorphic , vessels zoomorphic , zoomorphic bottles and other kinds of zoomorphic vessels that were used by their creators.

The zoomorphic architecture, meanwhile, is characterized by taking animals as inspiration when developing an architectural design. It is said that the Incas devised Cuzco (or Cusco ), the capital of their empire, in the shape of a puma.

Much closer in time, the Spanish Santiago Calatrava took the wings of a bird as a basis for the construction of a new pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, in the United States. This zoomorphic building was inaugurated in 2001.