'Venus of Willendorf' Paleolithic Carved Figurine (Replica), 29,500 Years Old, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Bronze Helmet from Greece dated between 1400-1300 on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England
This rare bronze helmet from the Aegean area of mainland Greece and the Greek islands has intricate punched decorations of bands of crescents, imitating the appearance fo boars' tuck helmets. These featured sections of tusks attached to a leather base and are often shown in Aegean art. The Greek poet Homer tells us Odysseus wore a helmet of leather, strengthened with boars' tusks, during the Trojan War (Illian 10, 260-264).
Real boars' tusk helmets have been found in tombs at Mycenae in the Peloponnese area of Greece and other Aegena sites of the Late Bronze age (1600-1200 BCE). The only close parallel to this bronze helmet was discovered by Sinclair Hood during excavations of a grave near the palace of Knossus on the Island of Crete, and dated to about 1450 BCE.
Photographs taken by myself 2019
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John William Inchbold (1830-1888)
‘A Study, in March’
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For #Baturday, check out this fab little friend:
Ojime in the form of a bat
Japan, late 19th century
cast copper alloy (sentoku), H 2.3 x W 1.2 x D 1.4 cm
Ashmolean Museum EA1956.3749
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When you hear people claim that the pyramids weren't tombs but granaries, you can always point out that these were what 4th dynasty Egyptian grain silos looked like (my photo, Ashmolean Museum)
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This vibrant vase was designed by Christopher Dresser for Minton & Co in 1872.
Dresser believe that design should always start from nature. For this vase, he studied beetles, treating the insects as a series of shapes, colours, and lines.
📸: Ashmolean Museum
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This Egyptian textile is plain woven linen embroidered with dark blue silk. At the top of the textile there is a rolled hem. It is 25 cm long and 24.5 cm wide. Thought to have been made between the 10th-15th century, it is possible that it is an end of a sash. The textile is in the Ashmolean Museum.
I have charted the design and it can be downloaded as a pdf-
ashmoleanquatrefoils (pdf)
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"Images of the nine planetary deities (navagraha) often appear on door lintels of north Indian temples, to protect the shrine and its visitors from evil influences. The deities comprise of the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, as well as Rahu and Ketu who control the solar and lunar eclipses." Photographed by Kevin Standage at the Ashmolean Museum. I've seen Flat Earthers use Rahu and Ketu to explain eclipses.
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A Little Guy from the Ashmolean Museum!
Little Guy Rating: 10/10
Notes: starting off strong with Googly Eyes Worm on String Energy & Bonus Nip Eyes
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Ashmolean Museum by vebriisfebruary.
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Iron Socketed Spearhead from Northern Syria dated between 480-380 BCE on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England
The archaeological site of Deve Hüyük in northern Syria was excavated by local villagers and the artefacts were bought by C.L. Wooley and T.E. Lawrence before World War 1.
Photographs taken by myself 2019
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spent a hell of a time getting from london to oxford just to go to the ashmolean’s labyrinth: knossos, myth and reality exhibition because i have a moral obligation to visit my best pal asterion.
it was worth it. anyway i hope ‘sir’ evans never gets a moment’s peace in the afterlife for what he did to minos kalokairinos (that man was DESTINED to excavate the palace! does nominative determinism mean nothing to you arthur!! british imperialism rubs its greedy hands on everything) the octopus motif and the mother goddess bull leaping rituals fucking rock dude i want to live in minoan crete
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#WorldFrogDay fashion accessory: 🐸👛
Frog Purse
Europe, 17th century
silk and metal threads, silk floss, silk fabric, leather (possibly), wire and glass beads; detached needlepoint, laid and couched stitches
L 8 x W 6 x D 2 cm
Ashmolean Museum
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11 May 2023 / So....many.....Oxford pictures... These are also from the Ashmolean, which has the Dutch Golden Age still lifes of my Dreams. A whole room of them!!
Today I finished reading the biography of E. Ray Lankester and survived two meetings, one with my supervisors and one for a side project. I also kept working on a thing for the museum.
Tomorrow, I’ve got a meeting with a group from the student union, and then I’m spending the afternoon at the Horniman with a friend!
I’m listening to The Left Hand of Darkness next!
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Made in bronze, this portrait was modelled not long before Michelangelo’s death in 1564 by his follower Daniele da Volterra. It is thought to be the most authentic late portrait of Michelangelo.
Source: Ashmolean Museum
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