Historian, artist, tour guide and FSAScot. A lover of legend and folklore.
Buy my art and my books here: https://linktr.ee/classicalalan
Dr Alan Montgomery
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All of the original artworks in my Etsy shop are currently on sale at 25% off, including this painting of Wayland's Smithy, the magical ancient tomb in Oxfordshire linked in legend with a mythical master blacksmith. Grab a bargain here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday #Art
All of the original artworks in my Etsy shop are currently on sale at 25% off, including this painting of Wayland's Smithy, the magical ancient tomb in Oxfordshire linked in legend with a mythical master blacksmith. Grab a bargain here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday #Art
Dr Alan Montgomery
Dr Alan Montgomery
Discovered in 1806 during the construction of the Bank of England in London, this small square panel was the first Romano-British mosaic acquired by the British Museum. #MosaicMonday
Dr Alan Montgomery
All of the original artworks in my Etsy shop are currently on sale at 25% off, including this watercolour on hand-made cotton rag paper of Bacchus, the Roman god associated with wine and wild celebration. Grab a bargain here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#Art #Bacchus #Wine
All of the original artworks in my Etsy shop are currently on sale at 25% off, including this watercolour on hand-made cotton rag paper of Bacchus, the Roman god associated with wine and wild celebration. Grab a bargain here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#Art #Bacchus #Wine
Dr Alan Montgomery
Dr Alan Montgomery
The house at #GreenKnowe is open for #GuidedTours daily throughout the year, by appointment only. To book: [email protected] or 01480 463134
This dolphin in Winchester City Museum is an example of an early 'lifting' process: Steve Cosh's research showed that a tracing was made, the tesserae were shovelled up, and then they were reset in concrete. 1/2
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
Andrew has found a #Roman Portland Stone pestle to go with the mortar he recovered earlier
Wonder what foodstuff / medicines were crushed, prepared and mixed with this piece of ancient kitchenware ?
#Durotriges26
For #MedievalMonday here’s Bushmead Priory (or, at least, its refectory) where I was a guide last Saturday. My 📷s
