Question for Mo' Bob and other Ferret historians:
while doing extensive scholarly research in the most recent issue of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art (Holiday 1996) catalog, on page 44 i found a
statue of what looks *just like a fert!* the catalog says it's an otter from
the egyptian, ptolemaic period 304-30 BC (well, they got that wrong --
should be 330-04 BC, i think) so maybe the otter is out of place, but if it
really is from that period, could it be the source of the "ferrets in
ancient egypt" legends?
 
i swear, this thing looks just like a little fert begging for raisins, with
his paws up and a smile on his face.
 
check it out!  perhaps a great gift for a fert fan from anyone with $195
burning a hole in their pocket.
 
for a free catalog (and to be on their mailing list for perpetuity) write to
MOMA, 255 Gracie Station, NY, NY 10028-9998
 
this is *not* a plug for MOMA, just an interesting catalog with a darling
little fert mislabeled as an "otter." HA! i know a fert when i see one!
-- Rainey
[Posted in FML issue 1774]