Torpedo rays in antiquity Pastel found in the Red Sea

found in the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean

mounted on a horse with Disraeli's face

Bonneville Salt Flats

A man is seated having his hair combed by a boy from whose pocket shows the label [Wr]ay and curled by another with the label Hood

with people gathered around a barred window

Torpedo rays in antiquity Pastel found in the Red SeaRepresentations of the Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo) and the Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) from classical sources. Figures 1 5 show the Common torpedo as drawn or painted on amphorae, a pinax (votive tablet) and a patera (libation bowl). Figure 6 shows the Marbled electric ray from a small pinax. Plate 3 from the monograph Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen antiquarischen Beziehungen [The natural history and antiquarian