Continuing the theme from last entry, here’s a pair of early dogs from the Mesolithic and Neolithic. The quality here is quite high, though what truly stands out to me is just how near a wild animal each appears. As would be expected of dogs that cohabitated with people who still lived very close to nature themselves and had very practical use for their companions, though they were treasured beyond that role as discussed previously.
I would love to have more to say, though my mind is currently drawing a blank, so I’ll just leave these here for your appreciation and try to get back into a regular pace with my next post. Til then.
—The Curator
Species: Canis lupus familiaris
Specimens: Bonn-Oberkassel Dog & unknown Neolithic dog
Artist: Manfred Gräfe
Source: Sammlung Online
The Early Man Gallery 