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Use of Camel in Art

I think there ought to be a section discussing the camel's representation in art, at least briefly. Here is an example:

The camel, which transported luxury goods, became a symbol for wealth and camel statues would adorn the graves of the rich during the Han period of Ancient China. ^[1] The practice peaked in the Tang period before fading away. The Mantle of Roger II, produced in 1133/1134, shows mirrored image of a lion dominating on the back of a camel. The piece is thought to represent the Christian rule over Sicily and North Africa, and the camels are bridled, suggesting domestication. ^[2] In Renaissance art, the camel represents the exotic and biblical.

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^ Robert Irwin, Camel, Reaction Books, London. 2010
^ Irwin, 2010. p. 108

Merger proposal

I am suggesting that the article on Camel loin should be merged into the "Food uses > Meat" section of this article, as there is already abundant information on camel meat in the main article and no need for a separate article on camel loin. BobKilcoyne (talk) 06:05, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge. Not enough information and coverage about camel loin specifically to warrant its own article. This is a situation where you could have been bold and just merged it. TurboSuperA+_[talk] 10:48, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per nom. S Y T · 三葉草 23:17, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As there was no meaningful content in the camel loin article, I've WP:BLAR'd it to Camel. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 21:18, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The link in the talk page preamble in the sentence "The content of this article has been derived in whole or part from http://www.springerlink.com/content/tk43334204757m25/." is dead. I have no idea what the original page was. GaseousButter (talk) 14:45, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GaseousButter, see here. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:42, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Distribution map

The map of camel populations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel#/media/File:Camels_by_country_per_capita.png) suggests there are hundreds of camels per person in some places. It looks like it's supposed to be camels per 1000 people, but this isn't specified. ~2026-92677-0 (talk) 02:57, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Robert Irwin, Camel, Reaction Books, London. 2010

[2] Irwin, 2010. p. 108

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