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Give kitty treat!

Etruscan art frequently features cats; on vases and tomb paintings in Tarquinia and Orvieto, domestic felines crouch expectantly under banquet tables and couches. This is more unusual, almost Greek, with the cat leaping for a treat. 🏺 🐈‍⬛ #ancientbluesky

Abt. 490 BCE.
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An unusual scene decorates this black-figure neck amphora: a nude youth wearing a chlamys over his shoulders walks to the left, holding a morsel of food for a long-tailed cat. Viewed from above with a frontal face, the cat leaps up with its forelegs extended to snatch the tempting treat. On the reverse is a winged horse, perhaps Pegasus, in profile toward the left, with its wings spread as if ascending or landing. The painted decoration of this pot is close to the work of the Painter of the Dancing Satyrs. This artisan, whose ancient name is unknown, was active in Cerveteri during the first quarter of the 5th century B.C. Depictions of cheetahs and cats as domestic pets occur relatively frequently in Etruscan art, although scenes of cat-teasing are rare and are more typical in Greek art. On vases and tomb paintings in Tarquinia and Orvieto, domestic felines crouch expectantly under banquet tables and couches. Getty Villa Museum (68.AE.17)
April 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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This might be our favourite #FindsFriday yet.

Dating from 600–480 BCE, this Cypriot mask is apparently in the shape of a dog...or a fox...or a bat...

You decide!🏺

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A photo of the head of a terracotta animal. The animal has large pointy ears, small eyes, and a small snout.
March 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Every museum should have a Little Guys Tour, and at the end of the tour you can buy reproductions of all the little guys
Egyptian Blue Bes ceramic Statue from the British museum shop, kind of looks like a tiny suspicious bear? He's adorable A middle Egyptian turquoise hippo from the met. He looks despondent and adorable. He has line art of reeds painted on his back and face. A ceramic baby rattle from the met shaped like a pig. However it doesn't look much like a pig, it's giving creature saying ooooooo. It's adorable. Little red earthenware bowl from the met. It has two little humanoid feet on the bottom and looks like he's standing shyly. Adorable.
December 11, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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May as well dive right in.

Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?

According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”

Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
A round, light brown tablet made of clay with three lines of cuneiform scripts. Two rulings, or traced straight lines, enclose the writing. The photo also shows the sides of the tablet, including a few damaged parts.
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM