Egyptian mechanical dog

[Imperial Dave]

https://indiandefencereview.com/ancient-egypt-mechanical-dog-3400-year/

Sure I've seen this on Temu....

[Ian61]

Clever people. It's odd though that there is an expectation to identify breeds of dog from that long ago. As we know breeds that are too inbred build up problems and there is usually a drift in breeds sometimes noticeable on even over a few generations. There were no Cruft's standards back then.

[Imperial Dave]

True.

[Nick Harbud]

As we know breeds that are too inbred build up problems...

...and not just dogs.  The humans in Egypt also tended to be pretty inbred.

 

[Imperial Dave]

 

[Jon Freitag]

This is quite a nice piece, Dave.  The MET has an amazing collection of ancient artifacts.

Keeping with the dog theme, I always thought the Hounds and Jackals game (Middle Kingdom) on display in the MET equally fascinating and ties in with our love of gaming.

[Imperial Dave]

That's quite a thing Jon....I thought it was a demented piano at first....

[Jon Freitag]

I can see that! 

[Imperial Dave]

Not just me then...

[Jon Freitag]

Nope!  I can envision this piece scurrying along on its four legs in a cartoon.

[Imperial Dave]