Wednesday 7 February 2018

Military Hounds

The painting on this vase probably depicts a regular inspection of hoplite armor and equipment rather than a departure for fighting.
It looks rather like some people's pet house dogs got out and followed them to the inspection as there are no visible leashes on the dogs. Plus the posture of one dog with body language that seems to say  gosh me and the boss have joined a bigger pack.
Another reason I say house dogs is that I wonder if these are female dogs and the light build suggests a dog kept for both hunting small game and guarding the house and playing with the kids hence the lack of leashes because this is a trained house pet?






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