Ancient Goose Sheltering Goslings

look at this tiny tiny ancient depiction of a goose sheltering babies beneath her wings. 🥺 it's not very detailed but look at the postures of the animals. And the way the goslings are not very young but recognisable as gangly and halfway grown. Greek, Late Archaic Period, about first half of 5th century B.C.

A small ancient Greek sculpture shows a goose sheltering several awkward, half-grown goslings beneath her wings. The joke is the unexpectedly tender and recognisable depiction of animal family behavior despite the sculpture’s rough, ancient style, making it useful as a wholesome reaction image.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 19526 2025-01-04