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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy weekend! 🦔 ❤️ Here’s a lovely ancient Egyptian blue faience hedgehog made some 3,800 years ago! Neues Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology

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Edward Philips Art @edwardphilips.co.uk · 23h

I suppose it’s my tern to contribute to #SuperSeabirdSunday; so how about my Inca Tern. xx

Poster of an Inca Tern against a blue backdrop

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Trev Charlton @cliff-hanger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

RSPB Bempton Cliffs today, still good numbers of Gannets on the cliffs with chicks. Some chicks may not leave the nest site until early November! Big numbers still on the sea of all age classes. Super views from cliff path and viewpoints providing superb flight and nest photos! #SuperSeabirdSunday

Juvenile Northern Gannet from Bartlett Nab viewpoint today.

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 21h

The Corvid roosts are getting larger every evening here at the moment. There are many restless fly pasts as the smaller groups coalesce. Here's one of them from sunset yesterday. Rather a chill in the air. It felt like Winter's Eve. #Corvids #AutumnRoosting

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 20h

“Totoro”. Studio Gibli, Japan

Framed by the dark, silhouetted trunks of ancient trees and branches laden with vibrant magenta foliage, an enchanted woodland realm opens into a soft, luminous mist. In the foreground, perched upon an emerald-paved stone path, the small white forest spirit (Chibi-Totoro) and medium blue spirit (Chū-Totoro) sit side-by-side, their backs turned as they gaze toward the glowing horizon. Rising beyond the grassy knoll, the colossal, gentle form of the great forest guardian (O-Totoro) emerges, his immense slate-grey head and wide, inquisitive eyes peeking through the canopy. A hazy canyon and pale, layered mountain peaks drift in the background under a soft, dreamlike sky. The illustration evokes a magical sensory atmosphere: the cool, damp fragrance of moss-covered earth and spring leaves, the quiet whisper of mountain breezes through high boughs, the faint rustle of spirit footsteps along ancient stones, and the breathless, reverent awe of stepping into a hidden sanctuary of nature. Inspired by Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated masterwork My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, this stylized artwork celebrates the film’s profound roots in Shinto animism and environmental reverence. Set in the lush, agricultural satoyama landscape of Japan’s post-war countryside, the narrative re-enchants the natural world by portraying kami—indigenous spirits that inhabit ancient camphor trees, rivers, and deep woodlands—as benevolent guardians accessible through the pure, unsullied imagination of youth. Studio Ghibli’s legacy of traditional hand-drawn animation embodies the spirit of monozukuri (artisanal mastery and devotion to material craft), where thousands of hand-painted cels and richly rendered background art celebrate the textures of rain, wind, and foliage.

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 02/10/2026

A shame that apparently even a valid museum ticket doesn't guarantee you can see the #BayeuxTapestry, but here's a breathtaking high-resolution resource that lets you get thread-counting close to it from the comfort of your own couch: www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeu...

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Explore the Bayeux Tapestry online - Bayeux Museum

For the first time, you will be able to freely explore the entire Bayeux Tapestry scene by scene with a never seen quality of images !

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James D'Emilio @demiliopics2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The #Romanesque abbey church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Vienne) The barrel vault is painted with scenes from Genesis. Can you spot Noah's ark? The detail is of the building of the Tower of Babel. Great set of ornamental pillar capitals too. #Architecture

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A Roman glass model of a #boat, dating 2nd c. AD. It was found in St. Aldegund in a 4th-century woman's grave. Six of such boats are known. We don't know their function: Were they used as women's urinals, as components of water clocks and sundials, as...🧵1/2 🏺

A translucent blue glass vessel shaped like a boat, with a curved hull, upturned ends, and small protruding feet for support. The surface has visible cracks. A soft shadow is cast beneath the object on a neutral background.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Inspired painter Simone Martini envisions Virgil as inspired poet, 1336. Painted for his pal Petrarch while they were both in Avignon, and how cool is that? Today is Martini's day.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday The Roman Temple of Évora. The temple is believed to have been constructed around the 1st century CE, in honour of Augustus, who was venerated as a god during and after his rule.

The Roman Temple of Évora (Portuguese: Templo romano de Évora), also referred to as the Templo de Diana (albeit wrongly, after Diana, the ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity) is an ancient temple in the Portuguese city of Évora (civil parish of Sé e São Pedro). The temple is part of the historical centre of the city, which was included in the classification by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It represents one of the most significant landmarks relating to the Roman and Lusitanian civilizations of Évora and in Portuguese territory.

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tulip Mania: Semper Augustus, watercolour drawing of rare flamed carmine & white tulip; most expensive tulip sold during tulip mania 1634-37. Six Collection, Tulip Book, p. 59. With note recording sale price of ƒ3000 (~€38.000 in 2024). Rijksmuseum

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New discovery: An archaeological complex with colourful mosaics and wall paintings dating to the 4th century AD has been discovered in Qesarat, Albania. 👉 www.finestresullarte.info/de/archaolog... #archaeology 🏺

An ancient geometric mosaic partially exposed in an archaeological excavation, featuring interlocking red, cream, gray, and yellow patterns.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Vivian Maier (1926-2009), posthumously critically acclaimed, prolific US street photographer #womensart

Monochrome photograph featuring the photographer reflected in the metal wheel hub of a VW vehicle

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🔭🌙 Just 10cm tall, this little clock-watch in the form of a book includes adjustable sundials, signs of the zodiac, tools to calculate the hours of daylight and the phases of the moon, a lunar wheel-chart, and even an alarm! ⏰

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Simon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Latest post from the Mørstad hoard - a silver penny of Heinrich II (1014-24) copying a gold Byzantine coin from the 9th century. #medievalsky #findsFriday

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An extraordinary Roman Samian vessel with leaping tigers excavated at Wroxeter/ Viroconium & on display in the splendid Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery #FindsFriday 📷 My own, 2024

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

An absolute unit of a grasshopper, bigger than a human arm, spotted in 1684 Europe.

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rooks in the Ash at sunset

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Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Seal impressions can reveal ownership, reading practices, and the journeys of manuscripts across collections. A new DFG-funded project is creating a database of seals from manuscripts in the Islamic world. It will link images and descriptions and develop tools for automated recognition

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New DFG Project for Exploring Seal Impressions

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tiger Soga Shôhaku 18th century, Japan MEDIUM/TECHNIQUEHanging scroll; ink on paper DIMENSIONSImage: 119.1 x 28.6 cm (46 7/8 x 11 ¼ in.) CREDIT LINEWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Coiled within the narrow vertical confines of a hanging scroll (kakejiku), a wildly expressive tiger (tora) surges forward with theatrical intensity. The composition is boldly cropped: at the top, a striped, bushy tail curves into the frame from above, while below, the beast's head and massive, clawed paw press dramatically against the right margin. Shōhaku renders the creature with bulging, saucer-like eyes, flared whiskers, and an almost comical grinning jaw, using dense, jet-black ink strokes contrasted against soft grey washes. Through a masterly combination of wet ink shading and dry-brush technique (kashitsu), the artist captures both the tactile softness of fur and the uncanny, pulsating vitality of a mythical predator.
Painted in the 18th century by Soga Shōhaku (1730–1781), this ink painting (suibokuga) exemplifies the radical spirit of one of Edo-period Japan's celebrated "eccentric" painters (ki-jin). Rejecting the polished, orthodox styles of the state-sanctioned Kanō and Tosa academies, Shōhaku sought inspiration in the uninhibited, expressive brushwork of medieval Muromachi-period masters. Because tigers were not native to Japan, Edo artists had no opportunity to observe them live, relying instead on imported pelts, domestic cats, and traditional Chinese or Korean paintings. Shōhaku transformed this lack of direct observation into a triumph of imaginative monozukuri (artisanal mastery), channeling classical dragon-and-tiger motifs into a fiercely idiosyncratic, humorously exaggerated portrait that challenged the artistic norms of his day.

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

21 September is the feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. Here is a representation of St Matthew's symbol. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 124; Exegetical-liturgical collection of works; c. 810/820 CE; St. Amand; p.7 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A 7th Century pillow name stone in St Hilda's church, Hartlepool, an Alpha and Omega above the name Hildithryth. It's one of a number from the cemeteries of the Anglo-Saxon monastery that stood on Hartlepool Headland and which are occasionally unearthed under streets and in peoples gardens. 1/2

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit. Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil. 1🧵 #PlaymobilÖtzi #PlaymobilInfestation

Playmobil figure kitted out as prehistoric iceman Ötzi.

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Dr Kate Farrant Shaw @katefarrantshaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A magnificent medieval treasure and which featured in the amazing British Library Medieval women exhibition last year - a stunning depiction of Elizabeth Woodville #medievalsky saltertonartsreview.com/2025/02/medi...

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The imposing walls of Burgh Castle Roman Fort in Norfolk (Gariannonum). Built during the late 3rd century, the fort was one of a series of ‘Saxon Shore Forts’ constructed to defend Britain against incursions from Saxon raiders. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain

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X-Ray Eyes @xrayeyes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Carlo Crivelli, Madonna della Candeletta, details, 1488-90. Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano.

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Frank Theunissen @franktheunissen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Enkele maanden oude opname van de ZW Veluwe roedel. Voor ons de eerste keer dat we de nieuwe welpen zagen. Voorop de teef die de tijd neemt om te kijken of alles veilig is. Daarna de reu gevolgd door de welpen en een vrouwelijke jaarling.

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

More & more House Sparrows arriving back in the garden at the moment. I counted a flock of 20 or so yesterday. Where they go on their sojourns I'm never quite sure - it was certainly thin pickings in the August harvest fields this year.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Having a fantastic time with @alisonfisk.bsky.social here in Berlin, we spent the whole day at the Neues Museum. Too exhausted for a proper post, so here’s just this cute Egyptian faience rabbit figurine to say: perfect day. 🐇💙 Dating 2120-1794 BC, 11th/12th dynasty.

A small blue resting rabbit figurine on a rectangular base in a museum display case.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Grumpy jay, shell-shocked owl, from natural history dictionary by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 1586. Today is his day.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I miss the glory of days of lectures being events where torches were waved, and books were being thrown upon those who speak nonsense ... #academicchatter #edusky

An engraving from 1723 showing a university scene: a lecturer is holding a torch, and the audiences is throwing books. From:
Der Leipziger Spectateur welcher die heutige Welt, Der Gelehrten und Ungelehrten, ... Leben und Thaten, Auch wohl Schrifften, beleuchtet und ihnen die Wahrheit saget. Frankfurt, Hamburg und Leipzig, 1723.

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

wtf kind of pets they got in there

SMOKING
BARE FOOT
PETS
PROHIBITED IN BUILDING

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Annemarieke Willemsen @amwillemsen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Call for Papers IMC Leeds 2027: "What Do You Bring To The Table?" 🥄🍴🔪 Multidisciplinary sessions on medieval cutlery, archaeological & (art/food) historical, object focussed! Welcoming proposals on knives, spoons & forks < 21 Sept: a.willemsen@rmo.nl @imc-leeds.bsky.social @rmoudheden.bsky.social

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East London Kingfishers @londonkingfishers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Beautiful light on this adult kingfisher at Walthamstow Wetlands. #nature #wildlife #birds #kingfisher #birdphotography

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Book Cover of the Day:

OLD PARIS
ITS SOCIAL, HISTORICAL,
*AND LITERARY *
ASSOCIATIONS
HENRY C.SHELLEY
Dark brown cover with gold lettering, Paris scene of hotels, restaurants in gold, tourist couples walking in front of gold panel.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🖼️ Tunnicliffe

Red squirrel, sketched and painted in different poses and from different angles.

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emilia @emilia-romanica.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques, Aveyron 12 (Occitanie) 🇫🇷 emiliaromanica.com/2026/09/13/ 📷 @emilia_romanica　 9 août 2025

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Nick @rookman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Some texture from this beautiful hoopoe. #BirdsInAbstract #birdoftheday #birds🪶 #Naturephotography #NatureTherapy

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds. Here is my contribution from the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For #SarcophagusSaturday, a massive terracotta sarcophagus from Archaic Klazomenai. These immense tubs were sunk into the earth with only their gabled lids showing. Why paint the sides if they were buried? To dazzle the community during the funeral procession. #AncientBluesky 🏺

PAINTED TERRACOTTA SARCOPHAGUS FROM KLAZOMENAI, 520-480 BCE. BRITISH MUSEUM

A massive painted terracotta sarcophagus displayed with its gabled lid suspended on a white metal frame above the main rectangular body. A glass panel covers the opening of the tub. The heavy terracotta construction features painted decoration on its exterior and interior rims. While these immense objects were ultimately sunk deep into the earth of Archaic Ionia with only their heavy gabled roofs visible, the exterior walls were painted to be seen during the ekphora or grand funeral procession and the public viewing of the deceased before burial. The visible exterior shows geometric patterns and broad bands of reddish and dark brown slip against the light clay background.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's eight years tomorrow since we posted on Twitter that Sting had been in to return his books.

A shelf on the book return trolley. The titles of the five books are Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, The Bonds That Break, Every Step You Take and I Am Watching You.

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Castelsardo. Campanile, duomo e gabbiano.

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