A purple hare in foliage, from a Coptic textile, 4th-5thC AD :) https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/54441/Textile_of_Purple_Hare_in_Foliage/ …pic.twitter.com/8IAeG3YV6Q
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@caitlinrgreen @thepainterflynn The hare seems to appear a lot in these artifacts, because of its abundance or rarity or its odd behaviour?
@johnandrewhall @thepainterflynn Varying suggestions re: meaning: ref to hunt, cult of Diana, love/fertility token etc?
@caitlinrgreen @thepainterflynn And I don't suppose the bunny had taken over the countryside at this time.
@johnandrewhall @thepainterflynn Thought to be introduced by the Romans :) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/4439339.stm …
@caitlinrgreen @johnandrewhall Who knew ..........
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