Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Off to the National Archives to settle an argument from 1878. 1163
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For #NationalCoffeeDay, a coffee cup and saucer by F & H Pratt in their ‘Cyprus’ design, registered 1878. 071
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveEmma Gallon @emmagallon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Understanding Languages, Cultures and Societies series makes an important case for the value of research in languages and cultures in tackling today’s most pressing challenges - we are actively inviting new book proposals for the series: uolpress.co.uk/book-series/... @ilcs.bsky.socialuolpress.co.ukUnderstanding Languages, Cultures and Societies Archives - University of London Press 011
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Once again, my morning is immeasurably brightened by To My Ships' marketing material tomyships.com/pages/introd... 020
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Analysing the evaluation forms, and just so happy that everyone enjoyed thinking about ancient Cypriot collections and working with objects as much as I did. 051
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What a beautiful day to be at the British Museum for the Classical Collections Network’s Ancient Cypriot Collections Workshop! 060
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Authentic representation of the research experience at the National Art Library at the V&A www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJkn...youtube.comLove That M&S Autumn 26YouTube video by Creative Salon 052
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveDr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 29/08/2026How does Roman glass get those iridescent flakes? Nanolamellae. Basically, as the glass ages in alternatingly damp and dry soil, the silica in it precipitates out, then re-deposits in incredibly thin layers, which act as photonic crystal “mirrors” and result in the incredible colors.pnas.orgPhotonic crystals built by time in ancient Roman glass | PNASAncient glass objects typically show distinctive effects of deterioration as a result of environmentally induced physicochemical transformations of... 416052
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Hot Take Saturday: I think we are on the cusp of a MASSIVE humanities revival. I’m talking handmade, craftsmanship, maximalism, art collection for everyday folks, rich music, unfettered written masterpieces, deep thought experiments…all in rejection of AI and our corporate overlords. 835660
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Ruskin’s study at Brantwood, with antiquities - such a story behind this collection, I can’t wait to tell it. 180
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Day 2 of my Lake District expedition and I’m off to Ruskin’s home at Brantwood. By ferry, hopefully not rowing myself… 040
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The Lake District is beautiful in the rain (from a bus). 091
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Arrived at the Ruskin Museum, Coniston, to meet a mystery pot. Looks Roman to me, plausibly Cypriot sigillata? 021
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Had a coffee, writing on the train, and it’s not raining yet 👍 #amwriting 071
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Off on an adventure to track down some of John Ruskin’s ancient Cypriot collection in the Lake District, via bus, train, train, bus and ferry. Not quite the sunny summer trip I’d anticipated, but the rain won’t put me off! 190
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Still one of my favourite memes... Get you a woman who can do it all 😉 010
Reposted by Dr Anna Reevemia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Laura Pye: 'Imagine ... if every museum committed to the simple but powerful goal of 100% inventory-level documentation. Imagine the research opportunities, the increased public access and the ability to share collections nationally and internationally' www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...museumsassociation.orgGetting to grips with our collections - Museums AssociationMuseums must commit to 100% inventory-level documentation ahead of their next NPO applications, says Laura Pye 075
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Fox contemplating a game of swingball in the garden this morning. 060
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Week 3 of the school holidays, and the conflicting needs to meet academic commitments/show the kids a good time are not getting easier to reconcile. 020
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This is a wonderful article, not least in finishing with Louis MacNeice’s poem ‘Snow’, probably the most important touchstone for my own research and writing. 030
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveThe Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social · 23/07/2026You did it! 🎓✨ Congratulations to every OU student getting their results this week. Whatever your journey looked like, you should be incredibly proud of how far you've come 💙 #OUfamily 2124
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Swallows in action on the North Norfolk coast. 0312
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I love the way the goats are smiling, clearly in on the plot. 070
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The mood has somewhat turned in Leeds city centre. 130
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Ensconced in my own study carrel at Senate House Library. So much writing is going to happen here… 3160
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 05/07/2026*David Attenborough‘s voice* As the sun rises on this early July morning hundreds of medievalists begin their annual migration to Leeds. Scientists have not fully understood this ritual but it seems to be crucial for the survival of the whole species. Intensive days of medievaling will follow. 422749
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 02/07/2026@rammuseum.bsky.social is fantastic, and this is just one of the reasons why. 151
Reposted by Dr Anna Reeverogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Repatriation of a Cypriot antiquity from the United Kingdom, 1 July 2026 - Gov.cy www.gov.cy/en/culture/r...gov.cyΚυβερνητική Πύλη - Gov.cyΒρείτε την πληροφόρηση που ψάχνετε για τις υπηρεσίες και τις ιστοσελίδες του κράτους 031
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveDr Stuart McKie @bigfridge224.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Six key messages from Exeter UCU. The upshot is that these proposed cuts are unnecessary and damaging. We must stop them. Please amplify these messages if you can! 02717
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A good choice on a hot afternoon… some refreshing Greek tragedy (Medea) at the lovely Leeds City Varieties. 030
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Ancient and modern... an ancient Cypriot pig from Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery meets a modern pig created by @pottedhistory.bsky.social @potsofhistory.bsky.social 04821
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I ain't got nothing but marking, babe Seven days a week. 010
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026More joyful lunacy from 'To My Ships'. You too can answer the question 'What do you smell of?' with 'Incessant anxiety'. 030
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026TIL that the poet Arthur Rimbaud spent time in Cyprus as a young man and worked on the construction of the Governor’s summer residence in the Troodos mountains. For more see ‘Cyprus at the Louvre’ - a fantastic free catalogue is available to download for those who, like me, can’t make it in person 😢 061
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveDr Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026‘Ancient Cypriot vase repatriated from Canada’ #archaeologynews cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/09/a...cyprus-mail.comAncient Cypriot vase repatriated from CanadaA Cypriot ceramic vase nearly 4,000 years old was returned to Cyprus from Canada on Tuesday, after it had been listed for sale at an online auction. The Department of Antiquities said the artefact, a ... 063
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveCarausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This is the best griffin I’ve seen. Forget the monstrous depictions of them as ogres and flesh devouring beasts of nightmares. I much prefer this startled, well meaning individual with his kind and sad face and enormous hat. 🕰️c1250BC 📍 Cyprus 🏛️ BM 📷 mine 314431
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 10/06/2026This is a really interesting blog post which concludes that in the end, the process relies on human intelligence to make decisions and apply judgement - as with so many aspects of museum records. 052
Reposted by Dr Anna ReeveKleopatra Olympiou @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social · 09/06/2026When your 2500 yr old ceramics are still fashionable 083
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Aw it’s another ‘Curator Kat looking lovingly at an ancient artefact’ post ❤️ 082
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I love collectors of Cypriot antiquities who were in the Royal Navy, because you know exactly where they went and when. 040