... 1928–29, courtesy Kern Institute, Leiden, the NetherlandsACKNOWLEDGMENTSAs a veterinary medicine student, in 1985, my interest in Indian art and archaeology was strengthened during a bachelor course ... introduction 27horse is not lacking. The exact interpretation of these auspicious four is still unclear. Apart from being linked to the wind directions, it has been ... Sondaar taught me the principles of zooarchae-ology. The combination of art history, archaeology, literature, mythol-ogy and zoology fi nally culminated in this project, Animals in Stone.I am particularly...