My photo shows a small Proto-Corinthian clay aryballos (perfumed-oil container) in the shape of an owl with a pouring hole in the tail. Height 5 cm, Width 6.4 cm. The owl is perched with its tail to the left and head to the right. It leans slightly forwards with head turned so that its large eyes face the viewer. The owl’s chest is painted black. The eyes and plummage are intricately detailed in black on a yellowy-cream slip. Three rows of feathers in the wing plumage are painted alternately in red and black. Dated c. 640 BC
It’s #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay
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To celebrate here’s an Ancient Greek clay aryballos (perfume flask) in the shape of a little owl!
Dated c. 640 BC.
The Louvre, Paris 📷 by me
#OwlishMonday
#Archaeology
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A Roman mosaic depicting an owl with wide eyes, brown and red body, and blue feet, set against a cream-colored background with a black geometric border. The owl looks a bit deranged.
Apparently, it's #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay!
Here is my favourite #owl, depicted on a #Roman mosaic found in Uzès southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.
📷 Denis Gliksman, Inrap
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Quand les mains nous apprennent à parler
Quand les mains nous apprennent à parler.
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YouTube video by AFP
Le château fort de Guédelon, un chantier à remonter le temps | AFP
Le château fort de Guédelon, un chantier à remonter le temps.
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