ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for World Giraffe Day: The Dabous Giraffes
June 21st is World Giraffe Day! These two life-size giraffe petroglyphs are the largest known animal carvings in the world.
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ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY: an ivory hair comb from ancient Egypt decorated with rows of wildlife
Finely carved ivory combs and knife handles produced toward the end of Egypt’s prehistory demonstrate the high standards Egyptian artists had achieved, even before the Old Kingdom. This comb may have been part of the funeral equipment of an elite person who lived about 5,200 years ago. Parts of the…
