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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass garland bowl, that represents a peak of Roman glassmaker’s skill at producing vessels. Very few ancient vessels were made of large sections or bands of different colored glass, and this is the only known example that combines...🧵1/2 🏺

The picture shows a Roman glass bowl consisting of four large segments of colorless, purple, yellow, and blue glass. Applied to the interior of the bowl at the center of each segment a hanging garland.

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sky @scrutacieli.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Le vetrate più preziose. Da solo nel buio, accanto all'abbazia, guardo le stelle e per qualche decina di minuti tutto il mondo diventa un ricordo lontanissimo, per un po' mi scordo di me e di tutti i miei limiti. Una breve tregua prima di crollare di nuovo nella realtà nei modi più sconfortanti.

Le stelle brillano attraverso una delle finestre vuote dell'Abbazia di San Galgano.

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Anna Saba©️ @annasaba78.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

En esa nada pura donde vive el poema estar como de tránsito, de viaje, de fiesta, de visita… Vivir en el poema el otro lado del poema. Vivir la vida del poema en el continuo tránsito del yo. #VersiPerMe Jaime Siles Himnos tardíos, 1999 ©️ bea_t_e •

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

L'Arco di Gallieno, unico arco rimasto dell'antica Porta Esquilina… ingresso a #Roma 🤍attraverso le Mura Serviane. Via di San Vito #Rome

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

La dolce Fontanella delle Tartarughe 🐢 appena restaurata. Piazza Mattei #Roma 🤍

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Colonna #Traiana e Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro di Traiano… #Roma 🤍

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This deep honey-yellow glass jug fairly glows with iridescence. Dark turquoise handles and spiralling trails provide contrast. Perhaps used for unguents, it was made in the eastern Mediterranean, probably in Roman Palestine. 🏺 #ancientbluesky Roman, 4th c. CE. #MetMuseum 📸 me

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Fontana del #Mascherone di Santa Sabina all'ingresso del Giardino degli Aranci 🍊 #Aventino #Roma 🤍

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Buongiorno ☕️🤍☕️ via dei Coronari #Roma 🤍

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

The timeless beauty of ancient glass! Roman glass scent bottle in the form of a shell. Mould-blown. AD 25-100. British Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a Roman cobalt blue mould-blown glass scent bottle in the form of a (scallop?) shell. It has a cylindrical neck with a folded rim. There is a round sectioned handle at either side of the neck. Dimensions: height 8.5 cm, diameter 5.2 cm. It was bequeathed to the British Museum by Felix Slade in 1869.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Terracotta figurine of a #dog holding his pup (or a prey?) in his mouth. Greek, Boeotian 1st half of the 5th century BC. Life without #dogs is possible but pointless 🐶🐕 On display at Antikensammlung München 📷 me 🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology

A terracotta figurine of a dog standing on four legs, holding a small animal in its mouth. The dog has a slender body, pointed ears, and a slightly curved tail. The surface of the sculpture is rough and textured, with patches of white primer. The small animal in the dog's mouth appears to be another quadruped, possibly a hare or a smaller dog. The sculpture is displayed on a white surface against a neutral beige background.

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Anna Saba©️ @annasaba78.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I tram son sempre stata la mobilia del mondo l'arredo di città, della Milano d'ogni conto e luogo d'ogni musica e festa nel cuore Il passo del tempo e lo scoppio a motore Milano si spara al gemello sinistro #VersiPerMe Franz Krauspenhaar Un marziano a Milano #NovitàInLibreria 📷 Andrea Cherchi

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Anna Saba©️ @annasaba78.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

🕊️💙💛 Era come stare in uno stato dove c’è la guerra. I nemici vestiti come gli amici. Gli alleati come Conti di Montecristo. tutto per aria, meno il fazzoletto che annodo alla nuca per i lunghi capelli che non avrei pettinato per via della guerra #VersiPerMe Tiziana Ciaralli ©️Inge Schuster

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

San Bartolomeo all'Isola Tiberina… nella luce del primo tramonto. #Roma 🤍

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

*La speranza è riuscire a vedere che c'è luce nonostante tutta l'oscurità.* ~ Desmond Tutu ~ #Pantheon #Roma🤍

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I resti della Villa di #Massenzio , lungo la via #Appia in una bella giornata autunnale. #Roma 🤍 #Rome

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The so-called ‘Sappho’ fresco from #Pompeii A beautiful Roman painting of a woman holding a writing tablet, with a stylus pen raised to her lips in thoughtful contemplation, 1st century AD. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples 📷 by me #FrescoFriday #Archaeology

My photo shows a reproduction of the so-called Sappho Fresco, which is a famous Roman fresco from Pompeii. The original was on loan when I visited the Museo Arqueologico di Napoli. The portrait-style painting depicts a wealthy young woman holding writing implements. She wears a plain green tunic with a pinkish-browny-grey mantle covering her shoulders, large gold hoop earrings, and a gold wire hairnet beneath the rim of which emerge curls of hair which frame her face. In her left hand she holds a wax writing tablet and in her right hand she holds a black iron stylus pen which she rests against her bottom lip. She gazes in thoughtful contemplation. This fresco is known as the Sappho Fresco after the Greek Poet. On display National Archaeological Museum Naples

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Xander's Skyscape @wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

We found some of these, though without bronze. It was a very, very odd feeling. They are beautifully made, with multi-process craftsmanship. The sclera was white marble, carefully carved and smoothed to shape, with a high polish to the surface, and the corners of the eyes delicately painted 1/

An eye-inlay from an Egyptian coffin lies in the sand in the trench where it was found. It is made of white marble and onyx, and the iris is intensely shiny, reflecting the shapes of the excavators. Pieces of skull are in the background. Photo by Xander Sable.

The eye-inlay from an Egyptian coffin on its small finds illustration sheet, with front, back and side illustrations and notes. It looks very brooding. Photo and illustrations by Xander Sable

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Peter Metz @pgmetz.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

A message to fascists everywhere

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a #Roman jug made of blue glass with splashed decoration in white, yellow and brown. The decoration was created by applying fragments of coloured glass to the surface of the vessel before it was fully blown. The technique was fashionable...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺

A close-up of a glass jug with a rounded body, a narrow neck, and a curved handle. The jug has a deep blue base color with splashes of white and brown red, giving it a marbled appearance. Cracks and signs of aging are visible on the surface.

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sky @scrutacieli.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Ci sono momenti - tanti - in cui mi perderei dentro ogni dettaglio di una nuvola e della luce che la avvolge.

Foto del cielo al tramonto in un paesaggio urbano, con nuvole scure frastagliate illuminate da una luce con toni arancioni intensi, sopra le sagome scure degli edifici.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Retired service band members united to play in concert with young musicians after their show was canceled due to President Trump’s executive order ending DEI programs. cbsn.ws/4iaHcKm

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Anna Saba©️ @annasaba78.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#WomenInPoetry Il poeta Non dormiva mai, accompagnava la propria solitudine. Tutti dicevano convinti che lo si vedeva soltanto nella luce della distanza. Immemorabile vertigine di senso. #VersiPerMe Maura Baldini Insula Saya Edizioni📚 ©️ niphisi silentmovi•e

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I resti della Villa di #Massenzio , lungo la via #Appia in una bella giornata autunnale. #Roma 🤍 #Rome

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sky @scrutacieli.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Lo sapete, non posso fare a meno di alzare gli occhi verso il cielo notturno. E allora può accadere che una stella, osservata in un certo frangente, diventi la "scatola" di un ricordo o sensazione, come succede spesso con una canzone o un profumo particolare. Così nasce uno #stellaricordo. ⬇️

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Un'altra spettacolare chiesa a #Roma 🤍 Santa Cecilia 🎶 in #Trastevere #Rome

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Incredibile #tramonto a #Roma 🤍 Silhouette della Cupola della Basilica di San Pietro … (Nessuna modifica necessaria)

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Spring is coming… Happy first day of March! #California 💛 #Poppies 🧡

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/03/2025

If 40% of DOGE’s canceled contracts won’t save a dime, what’s Musk really up to? Sabotage. He’s gutting agencies that enforce environmental rules, worker protections, and media oversight—things he & Trump want gone. Less regulation means more room for misdeeds—we’re the ones who will pay the price.

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Anna Saba©️ @annasaba78.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

dire l’ essenziale è dire addio dopo decenni di sorrisi di saluti da un marciapiede all’altro poche parole monosillabi dicono tutta la verità del taciuto. #VersiPerMe Giuliano Raimondo Nell’orto chiuso ©️Inge Schuster

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Anna Saba©️ @annasaba78.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#IDWP 🕊️💙💛🕊️ dormo il sonno celeste che l’inverno nega ai tuoi rami amati dai poeti immortali. Indelebile luogo e tempo e seme della mia vita, vi cancella il cielo che oscilla tra le foglie prigioniere di questi versi. #VersiPerMe Sergio Cicalò ©️Olga Kvasha 🇺🇦 La primavera è in ritardo…💔

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

This bronze head of a griffin - once an attachment for a cauldron - was discovered to have been stolen from the museum at Olympia in the 1930s. It's been in the #MetMuseum since the 70s, and it's back in Greece for now, but part of a long-term loan to the Met. 🏺 #ancientbluesky 7th c. BCE. 📸 me

Bronze cauldrons set on tripods or conical stands were among the most spectacular votive gifts dedicated in Greek sanctuaries from the eighth to the sixth centuries B.C. Cast-bronze griffins' heads often decorated the cauldron rims; they projected outward from the shoulder of the vessel on long necks made of hammered or cast bronze. Some of the dedicated cauldrons were colossal. The Greek historian Herodotus describes one made for King Kroisos of Lydia that could hold 2,700 gallons and another dedicated on the island of Samos that was supported by huge kneeling figures. Over six hundred bronze griffins' heads from cauldrons are known today; most have been found at the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia or at that of Hera on Samos. This enormous head is one of the finest.

The griffin has its eagle beak open, calling out, and its thin sharp tongue is curled upwards in its mouth. It also has a knob-like finial atop a stalk on top of its head and is missing one of its long upright ears. A very nice patina, part green, part orange, but mostly dark. You can see little feather patterns in the bronze if you zoom in.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This uniquely preserved Late Neolithic flint dagger (2900 BCE) was found in Allensbach at the Lake Constance, southwest #Germany. The blade was made of flint from Monte Baldo, northern #Italy. It was fastened with birch tar in a handle made of elderwood. 📷 @almbawue.bsky.social 🏺 #archaeology

A close-up photograph of an flint dagger with a chipped, gray stone blade and a weathered wooden handle. The blade is knapped to a sharp point with visible flake scars, while the handle appears aged, the black birch tar, that was used to fasten the blade to the handle, can be seen.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A medieval dragon for St. David’s Day - decoration from the 15th century chancel screen at Crowland Abbey in Lincolnshire. 📷 My own. #StDavidsDay #ScreenSaturday

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Tetti di #Roma 🤍 da una finestra del Collegio Romano di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola #Rome

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The #Italian town of #Lucca with its Piazza dell' Anfiteatro. It's elliptical because it was built on the remains of a #Roman amphitheatre. 📷 www.facebook.com/story.php?st... 🏺 AncientBluesky

Aerial view of Piazza dell'Anfiteatro in Lucca, Italy, a circular plaza surrounded by historic buildings with terracotta roofs. The buildings follow the shape of an ancient Roman amphitheater, forming a near-perfect ring with arched entryways leading into the square. The plaza has outdoor café tables with umbrellas and people walking across the open space. Beyond the city, rolling hills, green fields, and a tall bell tower rise against a cloudy sky.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

To bring a smile to your face this Monday morning, here’s an ancient Egyptian sketch of a cat serving a mouse! 😄 The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad for this fun scene. 📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollecti... #Archaeology #Art

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic with a mesmerizing 3D effect. Domus Romana, near Rabat and Mdina, #Malta , dating 100 BC. 📷 🏺 AncientBluesky

Roman mosaic floor featuring a central square panel depicting a small vessel with two birds perched on its rim. The panel is surrounded by a decorative border of interlocking geometric patterns in black, white, red, and yellow. The mosaic is set within a site with stone columns, evoking a preserved archaeological setting.

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Siamo composti di miliardi di mondi poetici, al netto di tutte le nostre verosimiglianze. #UnPoeticoSentire Ultimi frammenti Francesco S.🖋️ #photo Steven Pan

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#Woman_Life_Freedom C’ è traffico nei sotterranei della Musa Figlia del fiore sorella dell’albero e dell’ape fanciulla in fiore accogli e placa la nostra sete la fuggitiva il disperso accogli e placa #VersiPerMe Giuliano Raimondo Nell’ orto chiuso ©️ #art by Bilge Paksoylul

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AntifaPuddin’Pop @antifapuddinpop.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

If you're not streaming Roberta Flack while cooking dinner tonight, you are not living right. Everyone wants to play Killing Me Softly and don't get me wrong-love the song. But this is like the gentle first pattering of a warm spring rain just when you need it.💔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...

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Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972

YouTube video by OLD TAPES

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

My apologies for not being fully engaged yet on 🦋Sky. I am slowly making the change, but after 10 years on Twitter, I hate leaving friends behind. Thank you for your understanding 🤍

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Adoro questa versione della fontana a muro con la famosa testa di lupa 🐺 Giardino delle rose 🌹 municipali #Roma 🤍

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CaputmundiHeidi @caputmundiheidi.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I campanili di Sant'Agnese in Agone dalla Terrazza Borromini. #Roma 🤍

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

At the center of the Forbidden Oreo cookie! 😮 🍪 Actually, this is a banded agate cameo depicting an unknown Ptolemaic king in a radiate crown against the giant head of Zeus Ammon (looking exactly like Herakles). Delicious! 🏺 Made in Alexandria, Egypt, 2nd c. BCE. #GettyVilla 📸 me

Carved in cameo technique is a double portrait of two heads facing left. The foreground figure in a layer of dark stone is a beardless male with corkscrew curls, and wearing what resembles a radiate crown with a laurel wreath. It recalls the spiky crown worn by Roman emperors, but the head does not readily match any known portrait. Carved behind him in a white layer is the head of a bearded male with rugged features resembling a typical depiction of Hercules. The background is the lowest layer and so dark brown that it's almost black. The gem has been drilled through lengthwise as though once suspended or mounted.

Ptolemaic Greek, made in Alexandria, Egypt, 2nd century BCE. Banded agate.

Getty Villa Museum, Pacific Palisades, California (83.AL.257.28)

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