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A Mesopotamian stamp seal, 3200-2900 BCE. The upper portion is shaped like a reclining calf, but the stamp itself delightfully portrays a collection of cats.

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Artist's Sketch of a Sparrow (ca. 1479–1458 B.C.)

Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III - The Met

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An 8,000-year-old marble figurine of a voluptuous woman was unearthed in 2016 in the Neolithic urban settlement of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey. The figurine is 17 centimeters long, 11 centimeters wide and weighs one kilo.

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Horse figure of the day: Stig Lindberg Horse

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"stress" by yoan capote - made of bronze and concrete

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paintings I did between mile 699 to mile 495 of the Arizona trail, an ~800 mile thru hike. Lucked out with the aspens! I caught a bit of snow as well, but was too cold to paint in it.

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Knitting, 2021 - by Joseph Ford, English

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Human Figures in the Cave Paintings of Southern Venezuela.

Credit: John Greer and Mavis Greer.⁣

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So cool to see the growth!

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Blue Faience Hedgehog

Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life. This was likely due to their reappearances after long periods of absence while hibernating.

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1900 BC. Now in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. 10250

Photo: Sandra Steiß

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1926 Stangl Pottery tea set. From Art Deco, Avant Garde and Modernism, FB.

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Serpent - eccentric flaked obsidian - Teotihuacan - 200-250 CE

Boar’s head - carved amber - Etruscan, c.425 BCE

Joseph Beuys - Sheep - bronze - 1948-49

Toadster - found in Goodwill Store Kenosha, WI

Cat pendant - amethyst - Egypt - Late to Ptolemaic period - 664-30 BCE

Michel Bassompierre - The Honey No.5 - marble

Hippo - faience - 7’’ long Egypt - Late Period (Persian Period) 6th-4th Century BCE 

Spider Vessel - steatite, red cinnabar, shell - Chumash - Arroyo Sequit Canyon, Malibu region, California - 16-17th century

Leonora Carrington - Vulture (Dragon) - bronze, ruby

Pig pot - Yangzhou Bo, China - New Stone Age, c.4000 BCE

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They sure don't make title pages like they used to u_u

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Knitting, 2021 - by Joseph Ford, English