Symbolic roles of canine figures on early monuments
Late predynastic Egyptian representations of canine figures on palettes and other objects can be divided into jackals, wild dogs (lycaon pictus) - which are very prominent - and domesticated dogs, among which several breeds can be distinguished. Wild dogs, which are animals of the low desert, appear...
Main Author: | Baines, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Archéo-Nil: Société pour l'étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil
1993
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