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Eleanor Parker
ClerkofOxford
St Catherine and her wheel, in medieval glass from Christ Church, Oxford. Today is her feast, once known as 'Catterns Day'.Catherine was a very popular saint, patron of young women
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Joe Edwards
joeedwards26
The Vale of York Hoard captures for me why working @britishmuseum is so fascinating and rewarding. Mysterious buried treasure, Viking raiders, national and global stories and a tale of genuine
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Ancientlyric
ancientlyric
Classics, archaeology, history, museum, digital archives: What are the earliest depictions of Medusa OR Gorgons, with provenance and links, please? @britishmuseum @namuseumathens @sentantiq @rogueclassicist Courtesy of @rogueclassicist 7th
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Las Plumas de Sīmurgh
PlumasDeSimurgh
She was definitely not dancing on her own! Today we'd like to introduce you to one of the most relevant #female characters of #Sumer. Raise your glass and toast to
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Mark Dolan
MarkRDolan
I've just come out of the @britishmuseum's #Troy exhibition and wow, it's utterly brilliant. Some highlights: Architecture sets the pace, leading you through the various parts of the story seamlessly
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Dan Hicks
profdanhicks
Four Crystal Skulls for #MuseumsUnlocked. First, from the @quaibranly, this rock crystal skull was bought as an Aztec artefact from dealer Eugène Boban by Alphonse Pinart, and donated to the
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Dr Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth
CarolineMcCaff
As promised, some thoughts to celebrate my chapter ‘Propaganda on Pots’ in @britishmuseum new book ‘Pots, Prints and Politics: Ceramics with an Agenda’. This research has emerged from my post-doctoral
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Ulgen
ulgenCLST6
For #LookCloser6, I took a virtual tour of Room 70-in "The Wolfson Gallery"-of the British Museum in London. I particularly paid attention to the curation and the arrangement with which
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Money & Medals Net
Moneymedalsnet
Today was due to be the second of 2020’s #MoneyandMedals training days. It would have been on #Roman #coins, led by @wallcurator and hosted by @AP_at_GNM, and held at @GNM_Hancock
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Dr Joanne Dyer
JoanneDyer_BM
As the @britishmuseum’s Colour Scientist, the #InspirationalObject that immediately comes to my mind is one that isn’t even on public display, yet it probably played a huge part in defining
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Dr Caitlin Green
caitlinrgreen
Happy Easter! :) A Viking-era ceramic 'Resurrection egg', symbolising Christ's resurrection, found Uppland, Sweden: https://www.flickr.com/photos/historiska/6880142909/in/photostream/ Another image of a Resurrection egg: http://www.himlen
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Dr Jenny Cromwell
Papyrus_Stories
Ancient hedgehogs: a visual thread.1st up is *maybe* my favourite – JUST LOOK AT HIM! Faience hedgehog rolled up in a defensive ball with his face, feet, & tail shown
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Museum Detox
museum_detox
Silence is an act of violence. If organisations cannot publicly declare that #BlackLivesMatter , they are complicit. Each have a responsibility to the Black community who visit, who are employed
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Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid
Moudhy
In 235 BCE, a boy named Aristocrates was born, and someone made predictions about his life based on where the sun, moon, and planets were in the sky.“Venus was in
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Caroline Shenton
dustshoveller
The night of the 10-11 May 1941 was the worst - and last - of the London #Blitz, 80 years ago today. 700 tons of bombs killed 1500, injured another
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Dan Hicks
profdanhicks
This year's teaching kicks off tomorrow with a lecture for our first years on the beginnings of Archaeology. First slide: this 1618 painting of the Earl of Arundel gesturing with
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