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Bowl depicting a man holding a cup and a flowering branch from Medieval Mesopotamia. The luster ceramic bowl that dates back to the 10th Century CE is from Samarra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY.  

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

Psht that isn’t a man holding a cup.

That is Tony Stark eating blueberries.  The Mesopotamians predicted the plot of  Avengers 2 more than a thousand years ago.

I’m going to hell for this, aren’t I?

You. You are amazing. And if you are, I am joining you for laughing.

Whatever is going on, this man is clearly stuffing his face, which is amusing enough by itself, that someone thought it was a moment worth immortalizing.  And it’s a good way to illustrate that a lot of interpretation of ancient cultures is just that: interpretation.  There’s a lot of things we can know, and a lot of things we can’t, and a lot of crack pots who think they’ve got it all figured out.