naps: good even millenia ago

Figure of a Reclining Dog, ca. 1938-1700 B.C.E. Faience, glazed, 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (2 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm).
Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 14.659. Creative Commons-BY

This little guy is about 4000 years old.  He's a simple portrait of a dog; not a fancy dog, but that doesn't matter.  He's here to be your eternal sidekick, another of the figures the Egyptians placed in tombs to take on their role in the great beyond.  (There are some other photos of him here.  By the way, if you like Egyptian art and are ever in Brooklyn, run, don't walk to the Brooklyn Museum. Yes, I had that flipped until I edited it.  My bad. - curator)  Curious as to what Egyptian dogs were named?  The Brooklyn link has a few names, and in this 2012 post I have a few more.