Our Knitted Green Man made for our May Day celebrations is now on public display in our Chapel Gallery. He will eventually live in the actual museum, but we especially wanted all those who made and sent leaves to us to see the final glorious result.
New article: Ellen Swift argues the Thetford Hoard was buried in the 5th rather than late 4th century & that 'we must envisage a pagan cult center surviving into the 5th c.'
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A very early - but very, very cute - entry for #SundaySheep.
An early - and somewhat astonishing - entry for #MosaicMonday. (Hope that chair wasn't gouging holes in the mosaic ...)
#RomanSiteSaturday with #SundaySheep.
The dolphin is notable as the only complete figure surviving in the mosaic, but it was probably a minor part of the original design. The shoulder of a ? naked bust at top right is all that remained of the main subject - one or more figures? - in this pavement. Intriguing ... 2/2
Musical #FindsFriday šŗ
Large #bronze #Roman Pan pipes, decorated w temples.
Found 1899 in ?metal workshops of Villa of T. Siminius Stephanus nr Pompeii's Vesuvian gate.
Use connected to satyr plays + myths, but instruments also part of ceremonies eg processions of Isis.
in MANN Naples
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 šŗ
Stopped at Nea Anghialos for a break on the long journey from Thessaloniki to Athens as part of a mosaics conference in 2002, where our hosts not only laid on lunch but provided an enchanting and thoughtful surprise of this hen and chicks.
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky šŗ
