Something lovely for the weekend! A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍 An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping hunting dog opens and closes its mouth, as if barking, by using a lever below its chest. 📷 by me #Archaeology - ThreadSky

alisonfisk.bsky.social • 43 days ago

Something lovely for the weekend! A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍

An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping hunting dog opens and closes its mouth, as if barking, by using a lever below its chest. 📷 by me

#Archaeology

Comments

asteroidchick.bsky.social•43 days ago

Absolutely glorious!

hardtobeagod.bsky.social•42 days ago

Every time I see stuff the ancient Egyptians made I just marvel. Beautiful.

drjlhazelton.bsky.social•43 days ago

I have never seen anything like this before from ancient Egypt. Incredible.

sophonone.bsky.social•43 days ago

Absolutely beautiful- I’m always amazed by how sophisticated the art of ancient cultures is

hanvanderhart.bsky.social•43 days ago

@martin65.bsky.social

markdrebert.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hope you're crediting the artist...

b12simon.bsky.social•43 days ago

It was a guy called Pterrier

jeannetteblue.bsky.social•43 days ago

The first rocking horses?

raibeartruadhainn.bsky.social•43 days ago

That’s amazing, looks like it could have been made in the last few decades.

crankycatlady.bsky.social•43 days ago

Wow!!!

noo-thompson.bsky.social•43 days ago

Thank you so much for sharing! It's gorgeous, and so different stylistically from the other Egyptian artifacts I've seen.

kristinlowry.bsky.social•43 days ago

Thank you, Alison, WOW!

manspyder.bsky.social•43 days ago

I wish I had a lever below my chest. My life would be so much easier.

eyeforart.bsky.social•43 days ago

I remember thinking when I saw this at the Met that it looked so 20th century. Hard to believe it's as old as it is.

neilfromneath.bsky.social•43 days ago

Wow... just wow...

zoesamuel.bsky.social•43 days ago

...how did an ancient Egyptian artist get a photo of my dog?!

alisonfisk.bsky.social•43 days ago

On display at the Met. More info:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544519

alisonfisk.bsky.social•43 days ago

Side view of the leaping dog figurine. There is a collar engraved around the dog's neck indicating he is a domestic animal.

m3r3ts3g3r.bsky.social•43 days ago

Amazing! ...the artist even got the muscle tension on the upper lip just right for woofing... And I swear this is my own dog's ancient twin, so I know that lip!

ninjafingers.bsky.social•43 days ago

He looks so much like a labrador that I'm now wondering how old retrievers actually are!

pgmetz.bsky.social•43 days ago

So beautifully rendered!

maiainmi.bsky.social•43 days ago

It's wonderful.

howfencharlie.bsky.social•43 days ago

That could almost be a Golden Labrador. So the ancient Egyptian’s were not all bad then.

careyr.bsky.social•43 days ago

That’s incredible ❤️❤️❤️❤️

ratjohnny.bsky.social•43 days ago

Incredible, it looks so modern.

dhcalifornicus.bsky.social•43 days ago

Someone loved that dog very much.

daicardiff2.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love it

bettytheteapot.bsky.social•43 days ago

I'm really struck by how much these resemble celluloid animals from the turn of the previous century. Stylistically, they look quite similar, to me!

bettytheteapot.bsky.social•42 days ago

I guess the victorians were pretty horny for egyptian art, so maybe not a coincidence.

akilnawan.bsky.social•43 days ago

Amazing! Do you have any details on the leaping horse in the background?

eyeforart.bsky.social•43 days ago

It's a whip handle from the reign of Amenhotep III 1390-1352 BCE)

alisonfisk.bsky.social•43 days ago

The horse in ‘flying gallop’ position is the handle of a fly whisk or a light whip. Here’s the object record with more info: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544853

akilnawan.bsky.social•43 days ago

Thank you, Alison 🙏