Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads 1860 during the Second Opium War, at which time the fountainheads were looted. They were originally made by an Italian Jesuit, Giuseppe Castiglione. In May 2015, Sean Parker paid US$4.4 million at Phillips for the small (gold) version of the 12-sculpture work by Ai Weiwei. In June 2015, a large (bronze) version sold at auction for $5.4 million. Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is an artwork by Chinese contemporary artist and political commentator, Ai Weiwei. The work comes in a small (gold) and large (bronze) version. Created in 2010, the zodiac heads (a Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit,
Common moorhen Ornithologists' Union and the International Ornithological Committee in 2011. The name "mor-hen" has been recorded in English since the 13th century. The word "moor" here is an old sense meaning "marsh"; the species is not usually found in moorland. An older name, common waterhen, is more descriptive of the bird's habitat. A "watercock" is not a male "waterhen" but the rail species "Gallicrex cinerea", not closely related to the common moorhen. "Water rail" usually refers to "Rallus aquaticus", again not closely related. The scientific name "Gallinula chloropus" comes from the Latin "Gallinula" (a small hen or chicken) and the Greek