A Coptic wall-hanging from Roman Egypt, 4th–6thC AD, with running, short-legged dogs & birds: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/479579 … #NationalDogDaypic.twitter.com/XeL1x6FfxK
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A Coptic wall-hanging from Roman Egypt, 4th–6thC AD, with running, short-legged dogs & birds: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/479579 … #NationalDogDaypic.twitter.com/XeL1x6FfxK
'Mapping the Grim' by @typejunky, a project to map Black Dog legends across Europe :) http://www.invisibleworks.co.uk/mapping-the-grim/ … #NationalDogDaypic.twitter.com/Y1LusE8BGT
A 7,000 year old dog tooth found 1 mile from Stonehenge at Blick Mead; the dog had apparently grown up in Yorkshire…https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/07/archaelogists-evidence-earliest-known-journey-uk-history-stonehenge-wilsthire-mesolithic-man-dog …
A 7thC Lombardic shield mount from Stabio, Switzerland, in the form of a dog: https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scudo_di_Stabio … #NationalDogDaypic.twitter.com/TGtxVRFfZ2
Two intriguing Roman dog figurines from Llys Awel, Conwy, w/ tongues sticking out/licking—possibly used for healing? https://museum.wales/articles/2014-03-05/The-Healing-Power-of-Dogs/ …pic.twitter.com/rTIkxOAskC
A procession of dogs around an Anglo-Saxon cremation urn, Loveden Hill cemetery, Lincolnshire :) https://www.thecollectionmuseum.com/assets/downloads/IS_arch_27_anglo_saxon_lincs_400_to_600.pdf … #NationalDogDaypic.twitter.com/cNrYsSt6Q3
Two matching 9thC Anglo-Saxon hooked tags with Trewhiddle-style beasts, possibly hunting dogs https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/560071 … #NationalDogDaypic.twitter.com/KZoP5NBvt1
'Never, with them on guard, need you fear for your stalls a midnight thief, or onslaught of wolves' On caring for dogs, Bk3 Virgil Georgics
Not much has changed in dog-collar land!
Haha I didn't notice but so true!
Very cool. It has the same kind of collar we use today.
A whippet?
Im not sure they would have drawn that distinction in breeds, but a sight or gazehound for sure. Sighthounds and terriers were more general.
How lovely!
The horse has a lot of personality also.
They’re good dogs, Brontus.
And it has a smile on its face
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