On the wall of an Egyptian tomb of sculptor, Nebamun, a ginger cat catches birds as it hunts with its human. Still bright in its ginger glory the cat has waited through centuries, frozen with its birds in time.
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Telling tales, of walking in wild places, of painting, of sleeping in warm places and of mice and other things....
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Wow; isn't that just gorgeous! The colors that have remained through time & makes me wonder how many bird species I can name.
Looks like he caught one with his tail too!!!!! Now that's ancient wisdom!
Was a how-to manual included?
Purrs Goldie
That is awesome! And much different than the renditions of Egyptian cats my memory is serving up!
Our gingers come from such noble stock!
I had forgotten all about this painting - I learned about it a long time ago in an art history class. What amazes me is how lifelike the cat and birds look compared to the stylized humans.
I love seeing Ancient Egyptian art, lots of cats to see too. Shame a lot of it is fading now :/
The cat and the birds are amazingly lifelike. And what a magnificent set of whiskers the cat has, carefully folded back out of way of the bird in his mouth.
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