iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Ballachulish figure which was discovered in a bog at Ballachulish in Inverness-shire. The figure dates to the Iron Age, and was possibly a goddess. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #IronAge #Ballachulish

18216

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Freya Snowball @freyasnowball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cosmos grown from seed on the balcony!! Have a lovely day folks!! 🌿🩵🌿🩵🤍🩵🌿🩵🌿 #ColourADay #BlueTue #ColorADay #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #summer #white #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #ECK #Manchester #MyBalcony

1221536

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔎How was long-distance communication safeguarded in antiquity? The #Assyrians enclosed a clay dried tablet in a sealed outer layer that guaranteed the integrity of communication across trade routes. Unauthorised access would destroy the unique seal impressions. #Archaeology #Antiquity #Artefacts

Clay tablet envelope from Kültepe, Old Assyrian period, ca 1920-1740 BCE. British Museum: Object 113581
🔗 Object link: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1919-0712-330
📸 Photo by Zunkir (2022).
© The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence.

Clay envelope and letter, cuneiform.
Source: Presentations and events introducing the Assyrians_the British Museum
@ The Trustees of the British Museum.

351

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Yaso 🦋🌼 @orangeblossombitch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Summers end is approaching. It´s bountiful harvest immortalized on this tile #art

05331

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

3.000 years ago, female Minoan crocus gatherers walked barefoot on volcanic rocks to collect the wild flowers & present saffron to the "Lady of the Animals". In the medieval times, Tacuinum Sanitatis illustrates a woman meticulously harvesting crocus as remedy. #Archaeology #Minoan #manuscripts

Xeste (Ξεστή) 3, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece, c. 1650 BCE.
"Saffron Gatherers" (Οι Κροκοσυλλέκτριες).
The female gatherers handpick wild crocus flowers among the volcanic rocks of the Aegean island as part of an initiation process and a system of rituals.

On the opposite wall (next image), the elevated "Potnia Therôn" (Πότνια Θηρών/Lady of the Animals/Wild Beasts), flanked by a griffin (γρύπας) and a blue monkey (κυανοπίθηκος), receives the precious crocus stamens. She is wearing duck and dragonfly necklaces.

Xeste 3, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece c.1650 BCE.
Reconstruction of the fresco "Potnia Therôn" (Πότνια Θηρών/Lady of the Animals).
Potnia Theron is receiving precious saffron stamens. She is elevated on a throne, flanked by a griffin (γρύπας) and a blue monkey (κυανοπίθηκος). She is wearing duck and dragonfly necklaces.

The 'Potnia Theron' (Lady of the Animals/Wild Beasts) and 'Saffron Gatherers' from Xeste (Ξεστή) 3, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece, c. 1650 BCE.

Austrian National Library, Cod. Ser. n. 2644, folio 40v.
Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on health and wellbeing, based on the 11th-century Arabic medical treatise Taqwīm al-Ṣiḥḥa by Ibn Buṭlān.
Folio 40v: Saffron (Crocus sativus / Crocus).

0100

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

boban @boban4.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Granice su u vasoj glavi. Τα σύνορα είναι στο κεφάλι σου. (Mostar)

69237

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

me...! @myownaccountme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🔹🐟.. 🦀

0234

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Marburymoths @marburybirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just look at tonight’s sky! There is a green edge to the top clouds. Not sure you can see it. One of the most amazing skies I have seen! I did a video as it was impossible to catch in 1 photo!

822117

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🏛️🌐 Open-access spatial data project: The Archaeological Cadastre of Greece. Maps out thousands of heritage monuments and protected zones with detailed filters. 🔗 www.arxaiologikoktimatologio.gov.gr/map #CulturalHeritage #OpenData #DigitalHumanities #GIS #Archaeology

arxaiologikoktimatologio.gov.gr

Archaeocadastre-Portal

030

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Restoring balance on Autumn Equinox. Images taken this morning here in Glastonbury. Happy Equinox to everyone. #autumn#autumnequinox#mabon

1054096

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Οι ζωγραφισμένες μορφές και τα ζωντανά χρώματα των θηραϊκών τοιχογραφιών. Πώς συνδέονται με τον μινωικό πολιτισμό; Ποιά κοσμοθέαση επικρατούσε; Ποιά η εμπειρία όλων μέσα στα δίκτυα ανταλλαγών της Μεσογείου; youtu.be/scll6dPhMs0?... youtu.be/9DEsfj9aXjw?... #Αρχαιολογία #Archaeology #podcasts

youtu.be

Γιατί ήταν γαλάζιοι οι πίθηκοι στις τοιχογραφίες της Σαντορίνης;

YouTube video by LiFO TV

060

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📍Coffee with a Codex: Greek Herbal Curator Dot Porter examines a 15th-c. manuscript on medicinal plants, closely tied to Dioscorides' De materia medica. 🗓️ Oct 8 at 12pm EST / 5pm GMT Free virtual event Registration: 🔗 libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/17673140 #BookHistory #Manuscript #ArtHistory

libcal.library.upenn.edu

Coffee with a Codex: Greek Herbal

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different...

0101

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hi, friends!☀️ Τhe Kamares Cave is slighly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range, aligned with #Phaistos in #Crete. Archaeologists have excavated pieces of Kamares ware (Καμαραϊκά) as far as Byblos, Ungarit, Cyprus & ancient Egypt (eg. Tell el-Daba & Kahun). #Museums #Archaeology #Art #Pottery

A 3,800-year-old krater (κρατήρας). Kamares ware (Καμαραϊκά αγγεία) from Phaistos (Φαιστός), Crete, Greece.

Fragments of floral Kamares ware have also been excavated from 13th-Dynasty palace garden contexts and tombs along the Nile Delta. The stylised flowers have been identified as lilies.

https://heraklionmuseum.gr/en/exhibit/the-royal-dinner-service-kamares-style-vessels/

Kamares Cave.
Image CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, a Minoan sanctuary (altitude around 1,700 m.), related to ancient Phaistos.

Locate the site on Pleiades:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Kamares: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/187018676> [accessed: 20 September 2026]

1172

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Meditation for World Peace 😊

0488

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two interpretations of the #Minoan Gold Pendant from Malia, Crete (~1700 BC): a) traditionally seen as two honeybees holding a honeycomb. b) new research has identified the insects as mammoth wasps (Megascolia maculata) and the seed heads as Tordylium apulum (καυκαλήθρα). #Antiquity #Archaeology

Pendant, gold ornament, Chrysolakos necropolis near Malia, 1800-1700 BC, AMH, 144879.jpg

Credit:
"The bee pendant, gold ornament from Chrysolakos necropolis near Malia, Crete. 1800-1700 BC. Archeological Museum of Heraklion.
Čeština: "Včelí ornament", zlato. Nález z pohřebiště Chrysolakos u Malie, 1800-1700 před n. l. Archeologické muzeum v Irakliu.
Date
3 September 2014, 15:37:47
Source
Own work
Author
Zde"

____

Seed heads of Mediterranean hartwort (Tordylium apulum) (καυκαλήθρα), Greece.

Mammoth wasp, Crete. The mammoth wasp (Megascolia maculata) is a local species of wasp belonging to the family Scoliidae.

Author credit line
Tassos1966
ID 451522459
© Tassos1966

2144

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My 1st article for National Geographic is out now. It is on Cleopatra’s & Antony’s surviving children after their parents’ deaths—especially Cleopatra Selene. Thanks to Jane Draycott (and her book, Cleopatra’s Daughter) & @candidamoss.bsky.social for their help. And @bresnick.bsky.social for edits.

nationalgeographic.com

What Happened to Cleopatra’s Children With Marc Antony?

Her twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene were made prisoners. But they still had a big role to play in Roman history.

1131494

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Tom Elliott @paregorios.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join us Monday 5 October 2026, 5-6 pm BST for a virtual, collaborative workshop on expanding and updating coverage of digital resources on geographical and spatial data on the ancient world in the Digital Classicist Wiki! Details and to register here: #ClassicsBluesky

076

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Enduring landscapes 🌊💮 c. 3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini (Thera), plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash (1627 BCE). #Arte #Art #History #Archaeology #ArtHistory #Antiquity #Museum #papyrus #Minoan #flora #frescos #Thera

0100

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

boban @boban4.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Στο Ξεροβούνι (πάνω από την Καμπή) βρίσκει κανείς τα ερείπια του Όρραου, της αρχαίας ακρόπολης των Μολοσσών, που μαζί με την Κασσώπη είναι οι πιο καλοδιατηρημένοι από τους οικισμούς που χτίστηκαν γύρω από την Αμβρακία (ως φυλάκια; εμπορικοί σταθμοί; απόπειρες επέκτασης;). Πολύ εντυπωσιακό!

14620

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Alghero @alghero.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hello! I’ve published a new video about Alghero. It would really help me if you could take a look on YouTube (it’s only 2 minutes long) and leave a like or comment if you enjoy it. Thank you so much! #Alghero #Sardinia #YouTubeVideo youtu.be/Ab1g7wBpkwU

youtu.be

Alghero (L'Alguer), Sardinia — the Catalan town on the Coral Riviera

YouTube video by Alghero.Travel

1222428

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Smarthistory: the Center for Public Art History @smarthistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Smarthistory is pleased to announce the publication of a brand new syllabus on African American Art History from Foundations in the Diaspora to the new millennium: Art and Collective Memory. Grab a unit, a video or essay, or the whole 13 week plan. Check it out: smarthistory.org/curated-guid...

syllabus landing page reading " An introduction to the history of African American art and visual culture from the colonial era to the present, exploring major themes, artists, and chronological periods, with a foundational emphasis on Africanisms and the Black Atlantic.
Syllabus created by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris 09/08/26" and showing first 3 units: Introduction: Foundations of the diaspora; Unit 2 Colornial & Federal Eras (18–19th centuries); Unit 3: The final years of antebellum America and the U.S. Civil War (1846–63)

Screenshot of colorful banners of Units 5 (Realism to Symbolism and art in Africa) to Unit 13: The New Millennium: Art and Collective Memory 2001–24), part II

Expanded view of Unit 9: Black Power, Civl Rights, and feminism (1963–91) with thematic sections, key questions, and key terms

084

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Too good not to share: a wooden floor of a #Neolithic house. Unearthed in Alleshausen-Grundwiesen, a wetland settlement at the western rim of the Federsee marshlands, 3020-2700 BC. 📷H. Schlichterle/Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden Württemberg 🏺 #archaeology

A lawn, squares of which have been dug out until a depth of around 30 cm. There are bicolor length indicators (red and white) and, on the flat uneathed bottom: a wooden floor : planks on joists. The wood is black and corroded.

13542128

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

While you’re finishing up your summer reading, we’ll be listening to our latest episode feat. @estellegvl.bsky.social - about women scribes! #medievalsky

02412

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Zhou Yansheng (Chinese Artist, born 1942) "Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon", 1994. Ink and Color on Paper, 93.5 × 186 cm. Collection of the National Art Museum of China. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

1479

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎧 Podcast alert: The myth of Meleagros and the Iliad. MYTHLAB. Ancient Greek myth in our contemporary world. ➡️ MANTO: www.manto-myth.org ➡️ The Greek Myth Files: www.manto-myth.org/gmf ➡️ Canopos Mythography: www.manto-myth.org/canopos #Classics #Mythology #DigitalHumanities #Antiquity #podcast

Attic black-figure krater, known as the François vase, ca. 570-565 BCE.
It bears the inscriptions ΕΡΓΟΤΙΜΟΣΜΕΠΟΙΕΣΕΝ (Ἐργότιμος μ' ἐποίησεν = Ο Εργότιμος με κατασκεύασε) και ΚΛΙΤΙΑΣΜΕΓΡΑΦΣΕΝ (Ο Κλ[ε]ιτίας με ζωγράφισε), translated as 'Ergotimos made me' and 'Kleitias painted me'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Vase#/media/File:Attic_Black-Figure_Volute-Krater,_known_as_the_Francois_vase,_ca._570-565_BCE.jpg

050

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Cross-cultural dialogue 2,000 years ago. This wall painting fragment from Qaryat al-Faw depicts a traditional South Arabian tower house—complete with inhabitants—rendered through Greco-Roman visual conventions. #Archaeology #Art #Architecture #Antiquity #crossculturaldialogue #GrecoRoman #Arabia

This unique fragment highlights how dynamic trade networks allowed Mediterranean artistic conventions to weave directly into the visual culture of ancient Arabia.

This image depicts a famous 1st–3rd century CE wall fresco from Qaryat al-Faw (the ancient capital of the Kinda Kingdom along the Arabian Incense Route in present-day Saudi Arabia). It showcases a fusion of indigenous Arabian architecture and Graeco-Roman artistic traditions.

The main subject is a multi-story mudbrick and stone tower house with decorative brickwork patterns, wooden fretwork windows, and a top-floor reception area (mafraj). At the top corners of the building are stylized local ibex horns and stepped crenellations. Framed in a distinct red-bordered alcove is a human figure. Human artistic representation, anatomical proportions, and niche frames were heavily influenced by Roman fresco techniques and Ptolemaic-Egyptian Hellenistic styles. The grid layout, scale of human figures looking out of upper windows, and decorative borders reflect Greco-Roman mural painting traditions introduced to the Arabian Peninsula through trade networks.

Photo: Exhibition Roads of Arabia, Pergamon Museum (Berlin).
Origin of Artefact: Qaryat al-Faw | Dept. of Archaeology Museum, King Saud University, Riyadh. Date: 3rd c. BC – 3rd c. AD Medium: Black, red & yellow paint on white plaster
Dimensions: 59 × 64 cm
License: CC BY-SA 3.0

071

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

Association for Art History @forarthistory.org.uk · 18/08/2026

📣 Art History Festival 2026 📣 We’re thrilled to announce the return of our UK-wide Art History Festival! Join us this October for a week of free talks, tours, workshops, demonstrations, creative experiences and more, taking place online and in venues across the UK.

1105

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Why did Albrecht Dürer subvert classical traditions in his "Monument to the Vanquished Peasants" (1525)? Dürer included animals, produce, farm tools, and a grieving peasant stabbed in the back. Victory trophy or empathetic reflection on the oppressed? #ArtHistory #History #Dürer #medieval #art

Born in 1471, Dürer lived through anti-feudal unrest: from Hans Böhm’s 1476 call for total equality to the bloody suppression of the Peasants' War (1525).

Monument to Commemorate a Victory over the Rebellious Peasants" (Säul zur Siegsanzeigung über die aufrührerischen Bauern).
The design appears in Book III of Albrecht Dürer's treatise on geometry, measurement, and perspective.

Original German Title: Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt, in Linien, Ebnen und gantzen Corpern (Nuremberg, 1525), Book III.

( eng: The Painter’s Manual: A Manual of Measurement of Lines, Areas, and Solids by Means of Compass and Ruler.
Translator & Editor: Walter L. Strauss
Publisher: Abaris Books, New York, 1977, p. 233).

050

Reposted by Kallichoron-Philyra

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Calling all birds and birders! 🦅 check out our latest episode on gyrfalcons! #medievalsky

0187

Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Do you feel Joan Miró’s Constellations (1940–41) read like folios from illuminated manuscripts? Unlike giant murals, Miró worked on 38×46 cm sheets of heavy paper—an intimate scale that feels like turning pages in a codex, using washed gouache to mimic aged vellum. #ArtHistory #Medieval #Art #Miró

3131