Detail of a stunningly beautiful bronze oil lamp depicting a dog hunting an ibex. First century BCE or earlier, Matara (now in Eritrea).
In the collection of the National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Taken without flash.
(I am indebted to the blog "Will's Way"
willdoherty.org/wordpress/?cat=71 for the information about this piece; the author is more thorough about documenting his museum photos than I am.)
I've complied with restrictions on the use of flash, and taken photos only when permitted by the museum.
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Detail of a stunningly beautiful bronze oil lamp depicting a dog hunting an ibex. First century BCE or earlier, Matara (now in Eritrea).
In the collection of the National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Taken without flash.
(I am indebted to the blog "Will's Way"
willdoherty.org/wordpress/?cat=71 for the information about this piece; the author is more thorough about documenting his museum photos than I am.)
I've complied with restrictions on the use of flash, and taken photos only when permitted by the museum.
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0CC BY 2.0 Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 truetrue