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Month: January 2014

Knitting in the Ancient World

On a recent visit to the British Museum we were looking at the Assyrian Lion Hunt reliefs (668-631 BC) when I noticed this guy amongst all the hunters and dead lions.

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He is definitely carrying giant knitting needles and big balls of yarn!

January 30, 2014ManE Assyrian lion hunt, British Museum, knitting Leave a comment
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