> A second-century Roman mosaic of a war elephant in Tunisia
It is quite interesting to see that the depicted elephant has wrong proportions. This makes one wonder whether the artist who created that mosaic, ever saw an elephant himself.
sonofhans 18 minutes ago [-]
Pure speculation, of course, but I would say so. The hump in the back; the small, high, tail; dominant forehead — those are all things missed by people who mis-draw elephants. I think this artist got them right, which is hard to do from description alone.
drekipus 27 minutes ago [-]
Wrong to elephants today
__alexander 1 hours ago [-]
Everyone should visit Córdoba, Spain once in their life.
bryanrasmussen 3 hours ago [-]
original title: Archaeologists Unearthed a 2,200-Year-Old Bone. They Say It Could Be the First Direct Evidence of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants
sickofparadox 2 hours ago [-]
At this rate, we're only a few years away from discovering evidence for Herodotus' giant ants.
shakna 2 hours ago [-]
Peissel claimed that was marmots and totally real, didn't they?
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It is quite interesting to see that the depicted elephant has wrong proportions. This makes one wonder whether the artist who created that mosaic, ever saw an elephant himself.