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A gorgeous Romano-British copper alloy horse-and-rider brooch with red, blue and white enamel inlay Found by Henry Durden (1807-1892) at Woodyates #Dorset and later given to the BM © The Trustees of the British Museum 1892,0901.1600 An Iron Age deity for #FindsFriday

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

At the center of the Forbidden Oreo cookie! 😮 🍪 Actually, this is a banded agate cameo depicting an unknown Ptolemaic king in a radiate crown against the giant head of Zeus Ammon (looking exactly like Herakles). Delicious! 🏺 Made in Alexandria, Egypt, 2nd c. BCE. #GettyVilla 📸 me

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

It’s #WorldHippoDay! 🦛 ❤️ To celebrate and spread some hippo happiness here are some Ancient Egyptian blue hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago! Which is your favourite? 😍 Photos my own. #Archaeology

submitted 10 days ago • 27 comments

So relatable 👀😝🤩

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Thinking about the Bronze Age, so taking an opportunity to share one of my favourite Minoan artefacts - and a major feature in my PhD thesis - the Hagia Triada sarcophagus: ca. 14th Century BC. #Minoan #Archaeology🏺 Image: Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Link - heraklionmuseum.gr/exhibit/i-sa...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Hey! We are now on Bluesky.

submitted 350 days ago • 93 comments