Detail from an ancient Egyptian papyrus, depicting a lion playing the board game of senet against a
Detail from an ancient Egyptian papyrus, depicting a lion playing the board game of senet against a gazelle. The scene is one of multiple satiric vignettes of animals behaving like humans. Artist unknown; ca. 1250-1150 BCE (19th Dynasty, New Kingdom). Now in the British Museum. -- source link
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