Category Archive: Another thing
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Another thing: Small Slabs and a Big Story in Canterbury Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours (and ... Read More
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Saint Manchan's Shrine in Ireland There's a lot to look at here! A strange and complex object made of metal and wood, bearing odd ornaments and weird figures, executed with much intricate detail. The artefact ... Read More
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Another thing: Local Colour - a Roman glass bowl in Zadar “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. ... Read More
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An ancient Greek amphora from the island of Paros A large clay pot, bearing crude drawings, made from a clay slip painted onto the clay body, showing people hurting each other, accompanied by other scenes. That's what you see ... Read More
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The Derveni Game Board in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece What are we showing you this time? Can you guess what this is? At face value, it is just a collection of rather unprepossessing items: four L-shaped pieces of corroded ... Read More
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Another thing: a lot of things - Minoan pots from Phaistos “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. A ... Read More
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Another thing: a local triumph? The Pompeii amphitheatre fresco “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Each ... Read More
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An ancient Christian cross from the Parthenon in Greece A marble slab, over a metre (or about 4ft) in height, carved to show a simple cross set within a rectangular frame. The motif is simple and the carving is ... Read More
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Another thing: here's looking at you - a ship's eyes in Bodrum “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Simple ... Read More
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An ancient Greek inscription from Kos: Nymphs vs Litter Laws A stone slab with some funny letters on it. Typical archaeological museum stuff, presumably what they use to fill space when they have nothing more interesting to show. Boring! Well, ... Read More
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Another thing: art prêt-à-porter – an oil lamp from Agrigento “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. You've ... Read More
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An ancient water distributor at Priene in Turkey A circular stone bowl, quite roughly made, about half a metre (20″) across and pierced by a series of circular holes. Hardly a work of art, but an object serving ... Read More
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Another thing: Wasters from Syracuse… “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. I ... Read More
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Floral vases: a very short story from Akrotiri, ca. 1600 BC A conical vase of simple shape. Along with some stripes near top and bottom, a few flowers are the only decoration. Apparently painted quite casually and simply in white, they ... Read More
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Another thing: graffiti - an ancient gaming board at Didyma “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. At ... Read More