Earthenware vessel depicting an owl as a hoplite with a shield and spear, Greece, 5th century BCE
Earthenware vessel depicting an owl as a hoplite with a shield and spear, Greece, 5th century BCE
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I've found my new coffee mug! Owl with the Trogdor arm and consummate speckling. 😁
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See, in ancient times they had to paint their memes on pottery.
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Owl people are real. This is confirmation. We once shared the world with bird people.
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That's its wing, not a shield.
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The shield is partly visible on the right side, wrapping around the vessel and out of sight
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Why bother with the slop?!
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curiosity!
i'm a dead cat.
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Who dares to challenge Sparta? Who? Who?
Ah but the owl is the symbol of Athens
Quality joke