Were there camels in Roman Britain? A brief note on the nature and context of the London camel remains — new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2017/11/were-there-camels-in-roman-britain.html …pic.twitter.com/BXlMvE3cUH
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For interest, a good discussion of a 4thC AD hybrid camel skeleton from the Viminacium amphitheatre, Serbia: https://www.academia.edu/5679594/A_camel_skeleton_from_the_Viminacium_amphitheatre …pic.twitter.com/v847UsI95G
A group of dromedaries depicted in the Late Antique (6thC) Vienna Genesis: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_der_Wiener_Genesis_002.jpg …pic.twitter.com/h5ErJkLQ6r
A Roman statuette of a dromedary in Budapest Museum of Fine Arts: http://www.livius.org/pictures/a/roman-art/dromedary/ …pic.twitter.com/GBu0lPIDjK
'Recent camel finds from Hungary', including Roman-era Bactrian camels:https://www.academia.edu/12065950/Recent_camel_finds_from_Hungary …
Roman oil lamp featuring a camel, in Worms City Museum, Germany: http://www.livius.org/pictures/germany/worms-borbetomagus/oil-lamp-with-camel/ …pic.twitter.com/yhFgFkdwfL
Unloading camels in the Late Antique (sixth-century?) 'Ashburnham Pentateuch', possibly made in Rome; BnF NAL 2334, f. 21r: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53019392c/f51.item …pic.twitter.com/XzmRfJLh1N
A 4th-century Roman or Early Sasanian onyx stamp-seal engraved with a camel: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=805242&partId=1&page=1 …pic.twitter.com/Hrp90123qT
A 6th-century mosaic of children riding a camel led by a camel driver from the Istanbul Archaeological Museum: https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/11/17/were-there-camels-in-roman-britain-new-evidence-suggests-camels-were-common-across-the-empire/ …pic.twitter.com/9JwwnxdRo1
Mosaic of a camel carrying wine amphorae; Kissufim, Israel, 6th century: https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/11/17/were-there-camels-in-roman-britain-new-evidence-suggests-camels-were-common-across-the-empire/ …pic.twitter.com/npsd3la9GZ
Wonderful camel in murals from San Baudelio de Berlanga, Soria, now @metmuseum https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471906 …pic.twitter.com/x9mA1iJYu8
That is indeed fab! :)
Happy camels & very substantial looking gifts.
True! :)
Everyone looks like they're about to burst into song.
They're probably hoping they don't have to turn around and go home again right away!
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