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Sutton Hoo
NT_SuttonHoo
With the huge interest in all things #SuttonHoo at the moment, and because the exhibition spaces here and the @britishmuseum are currently closed, we are bringing some of the objects
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Emma Welsby
Ros_Lanta
For anyone interested in the #TrojanWar #art #classics #mythology #ceramics #paintings #sculpture #mosaics #photography:The Judgement of Paris: a thread of 23 images from prehistory to modern. First up, an Etruscan
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Rahul Rao
RahulCLST6
#CLST6 #FirstLookCloserHere is Block XIII from the Parthenon's South frieze. It was produced circa 438-432 BC under the direction of the Greek sculptor Pheidias. It is a marble relief sculpture.The
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Prof Susan Oosthuizen 💙
DrSueOosthuizen
Which British churchmen corresponded with/visited/were taught by whom across the 5th & 6th centuries before Augustine arrived in 595? Richard Morris’ figure of those personal connections suggests the possibility of
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Tincture Of Museum
TinctureOfMuse
#Museums maybe closed but here is a #thread of some London exhibitions with my blog reviews and links to online content – so grab a cuppa and peruse the latest
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Dr Caitlin Green
caitlinrgreen
'Lincolnshire Fenland Lidar' by Steve Malone — fabulous images of ancient watercourses in the Witham valley and Lincolnshire Fenland https://academia.edu/5807526/Lincolnshire_Fenland_Lidar The Witham valley in Lincolnshire from Ba
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National Trust Archaeology
NatTrustArch
For #MosaicMonday (aka #MillefioriMonday!) it's got to be these: the pyramid mounts from @NT_SuttonHoo. Made of cloisonne goldwork, garnets & coloured glass, these were the first gold artefacts found during
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Jack Davy
jackyd1001
A little note on #abandoned for #museumsunlocked. It is quite common to find the word abandoned used in object records, particularly for colonially-acquired ethnography. /1 This majestic sculpture of a
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Dr Caitlin Green
caitlinrgreen
The 9th-century Anglo-Saxon Trewhiddle hoard, found 1774 in an old tin-working near St Austell, Cornwall: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1880-0410-1-3 The Fuller Brooch, a late 9th-century Anglo-Saxon silver and niello br
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Team Cuneiform
cooleiform
Fact 23: Not all "cuneiform writing" actually meant something. Sometimes just imitating the general appearance of cuneiform-like signs could be enough — why bother to learn the whole complex writing
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Reb Ellis
MattockInHand
After recent events I’d like to share, from the view of a PhD researcher, the importance of reporting finds which may not immediately be seen as ‘treasure’ because they are
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Ralph Harrington
ralphharrington
Maria Cosway, née Hadfield, died #OTD 1838. Born in Livorno in 1760 (English father, Italian mother) she studied painting in Italy before moving to London and becoming much put-upon wife
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Emily Wood
e_b_wood
¡Feliz dÃa del #OrgulloBarroco!I'm currently writing a chapter on exequies for Philip II, so this year's #OrgulloBarroco thread will be…catafalques!Get ready for candles. And skeletons. Lots of candles & skeletons.Domenico
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Dr Sushma Jansari
SushmaJansari
Visited the superb #ArcticExhibition @britishmuseum today. I started by reorienting myself in the Arctic, surrounded by clothing representing the many different people who live in this region I spent a
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Dr Caitlin Green
caitlinrgreen
As Christmas nears, here's a lovely late 15th-/early 16th-century portable nativity scene from a gold ring, found Sleaford, Lincs :) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/642395 A 6th- or 7th-century Byzantine ring featuring
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Dr Amara Thornton
amalexathorn
Listening to lastest @TheWonderHouse podcast with @SushmaJansari and @GawadHeba - https://thewonderhouse.co.uk/heba-abd-el-gawad I have now added this link to her entry on @HistofArchatIoA "Historians of Archaeology" series https:
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