This Roman bas relief is from 3rd Century AD. The mosaic is from 3rd or 4th Century AD in Sicily.
The same “sanglier,” or wild pig, and the same Pit Bull-type dog are found in the field today.
Terriers? They would be created in about 1,300 years… and no terrier breed would be named for 1,600 years.
It reminds me of the old Dorothy Sayers line:
“How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.”
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