Dragons in the Museum
In Berlin, they keep dragons in the museum. Right next to the lions. And the aurochs . See for yourself. (The dragons are the strange-looking cat creatures....) I recently* viewed the displays at the Pergamon Museum (named for the enormous alter in its first room, more on that later), and found them, once again, entrancing. Only the British Museum's artifacts compare with the Pergamon treasures. I arrived at the museum with some new mental baggage and ended up enjoying my visit all the more. Keep reading for more Babylonian aurochs, a king's bodyguards, a few gods, and a tip to try on your next museum excursion. Here's a closer look at one of those aurochs. Beautiful, right? And well preserved for something from the sixth century B.C. But, as it happens, this auroch doesn't only hail from sixth century B.C. Babyon. It's also a mid-twentieth century creature---one built from old remains, but updated with contemporary (German) skill and creativity. Here, without such ...