Telling tales, of walking in wild places, of painting, of sleeping in warm places and of mice and other things....
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Ancient Ginger
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.
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.
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.
Wow; isn't that just gorgeous! The colors that have remained through time & makes me wonder how many bird species I can name.
ReplyDeleteLooks like he caught one with his tail too!!!!! Now that's ancient wisdom!
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Purrs Goldie
That is awesome! And much different than the renditions of Egyptian cats my memory is serving up!
ReplyDeleteOur gingers come from such noble stock!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing Ancient Egyptian art, lots of cats to see too. Shame a lot of it is fading now :/
ReplyDeleteThe 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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