Pets in the Ancient Mediterranean (Image Gallery) p. 22

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by Arienne King
published on 09 March 2021

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Monkey Fresco, Akrotiri

by Mark Cartwright
published on 24 March 2014

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From Egypt and Asia, monkeys and apes were exported to other parts of the world, including Assyria and Greece.

Pictured: The "Monkey Fresco" showing Indian gray langur monkeys climbing rocks in an effort to escape the dogs chasing them. Room B6, Akrotiri, Thera, c. 17th century BCE.
Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini.

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