A lovely 5thC drawing of a dog, poss made in L5thC Britain; from the Vergilius Romanus (f. 45r) :) #NationalDogDay http://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.3867 …pic.twitter.com/4hovfif1cQ
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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
Also this at Leiston, domestic dog skeleton from @TheDigVenturershttps://digventures.com/2014/10/digventures-and-the-bbc-one-show-devil-dog-black-shuck-returns/ …
Fabulous! Had missed that one, thanks! :)
A 4,800 dog buried in Newgrange had its genome sequenced last yearhttps://www.nature.com/news/ancient-genomes-suggest-dual-origin-for-modern-dogs-1.20027 …
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