Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art: Other Chimerica...
Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909]
is an imaginary beast resembling the heraldic antelope in appearance, with the exception of the horns projecting from his forehead,
The real or natural ibex is a native of the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Grecian mountains, where they abound in defiance of the hunters. It resembles a goat, but the horns are much larger, bent backwards, and full of knots, one of which is added every year.