Carly Silver
@carlyasilver.bsky.social
Editor, writer, museum-goer, researcher, public historian, globetrotter, bespectacled legend
Happy #MosaicMonday! Either a mosaic or mosaic-adjacent, depending on whom you ask.
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy #MosaicMonday! Either a mosaic or mosaic-adjacent, depending on whom you ask.
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique").
Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
For #sarcophagussaturday, here is the stunning Third Intermediate
Period-era coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset at @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. #ancientbluesky #skystorians
Period-era coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset at @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. #ancientbluesky #skystorians
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
For #sarcophagussaturday, here is the stunning Third Intermediate
Period-era coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset at @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. #ancientbluesky #skystorians
Period-era coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset at @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. #ancientbluesky #skystorians
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Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.
We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.
This #MosaicMonday, check out this mosaic of a lion attacking an onager. It's composed of small tesserae (blocks of stone, glass, or other material) and dates to c. 150-200.
@gettymuseum.bsky.social loaned to @metmuseum.org for its #AfricaandByzantium exhibition
#skystorians #ancientbluesky
@gettymuseum.bsky.social loaned to @metmuseum.org for its #AfricaandByzantium exhibition
#skystorians #ancientbluesky
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This #MosaicMonday, check out this mosaic of a lion attacking an onager. It's composed of small tesserae (blocks of stone, glass, or other material) and dates to c. 150-200.
@gettymuseum.bsky.social loaned to @metmuseum.org for its #AfricaandByzantium exhibition
#skystorians #ancientbluesky
@gettymuseum.bsky.social loaned to @metmuseum.org for its #AfricaandByzantium exhibition
#skystorians #ancientbluesky
This Roman visor mask was part of a cavalry helmet found in Scotland. Likely worn on parade, to show off (among other things).
Spotted at @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social for #FindsFriday
#skystorians #classicsky #ancientsky
Spotted at @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social for #FindsFriday
#skystorians #classicsky #ancientsky
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This Roman visor mask was part of a cavalry helmet found in Scotland. Likely worn on parade, to show off (among other things).
Spotted at @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social for #FindsFriday
#skystorians #classicsky #ancientsky
Spotted at @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social for #FindsFriday
#skystorians #classicsky #ancientsky
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#WorldKindnessDay is a chance to focus on those empathetic acts that can lead to a more compassionate society.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#WorldKindnessDay is a chance to focus on those empathetic acts that can lead to a more compassionate society.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
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Don’t miss our annual Palgrave Macmillan Lecture on Nov 19: ‘Decolonising and Diversifying the Humanities and Social Sciences’, where our speakers will discuss the process of decolonising &diversifying the leading reference work in economics. Book your place: bit.ly/47estLo
@hss.springernature.com
@hss.springernature.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Don’t miss our annual Palgrave Macmillan Lecture on Nov 19: ‘Decolonising and Diversifying the Humanities and Social Sciences’, where our speakers will discuss the process of decolonising &diversifying the leading reference work in economics. Book your place: bit.ly/47estLo
@hss.springernature.com
@hss.springernature.com
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Me, every day of my life.
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Me, every day of my life.
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From today's Chronicle of Higher Ed briefing. I am *never* an advocate of cutting programs. But I am curious to see if there will be the same type of "students aren't majoring in this, so let's cut the program" discourse around computer science as there always is for the arts and humanities.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
From today's Chronicle of Higher Ed briefing. I am *never* an advocate of cutting programs. But I am curious to see if there will be the same type of "students aren't majoring in this, so let's cut the program" discourse around computer science as there always is for the arts and humanities.
This #MosaicMonday, we take a look at the outer edges of Emperor Hadrian's 'Doves of Pliny' mosaic. Hadrian may have bought it when it was already an antique! From his villa at Tivoli. #ancientsky #skystoriand
Now at V & A in London
Now at V & A in London
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This #MosaicMonday, we take a look at the outer edges of Emperor Hadrian's 'Doves of Pliny' mosaic. Hadrian may have bought it when it was already an antique! From his villa at Tivoli. #ancientsky #skystoriand
Now at V & A in London
Now at V & A in London
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Moose blend in surprisingly well.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Moose blend in surprisingly well.
Happy #UPweek to university presses! Scholarly publishing for the win. Looking forward seeing colleagues at #ASA2025 next week!
a cartoon of a boy reading a book surrounded by books .
ALT: a cartoon of a boy reading a book surrounded by books .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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There's been a request for elephants in mosaic, and we always like to oblige! To start with, here is the splendid beast from the Horkstow Orpheus mosaic. 1/2
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
@classicalalan.bsky.social
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
@classicalalan.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There's been a request for elephants in mosaic, and we always like to oblige! To start with, here is the splendid beast from the Horkstow Orpheus mosaic. 1/2
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
@classicalalan.bsky.social
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
@classicalalan.bsky.social
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generally wild how we have accepted "AI" as a universal inevitability rather than an incipient technology that should be understood and regulated for the common good
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
generally wild how we have accepted "AI" as a universal inevitability rather than an incipient technology that should be understood and regulated for the common good
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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We have lasted a WHOLE DAY without any grumbles or bullying through the pen! Floor even gave him a little nose boop just now.
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We have lasted a WHOLE DAY without any grumbles or bullying through the pen! Floor even gave him a little nose boop just now.
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You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
Elon Musk endorses Cuomo for mayor of New York and makes sure to add some racism in there: “…Mumdumi or whatever his name is.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
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I’m gonna change this duvet cover solo if it kills me
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’m gonna change this duvet cover solo if it kills me
they love bad jokes as much as i do
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
they love bad jokes as much as i do
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Nothing to see here? Well, this is a slow moving 🧵 for #skystorians and others about #eyeglasses of the past, about how to read in the past, where to buy eyeglasses, and how to do with them in general. The hashtag is #HowToDoWithGlassesInThePast
Let's roll.
Let's roll.
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Nothing to see here? Well, this is a slow moving 🧵 for #skystorians and others about #eyeglasses of the past, about how to read in the past, where to buy eyeglasses, and how to do with them in general. The hashtag is #HowToDoWithGlassesInThePast
Let's roll.
Let's roll.
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This year for Halloween, I’m going to go dressed as someone who’s tired and simply wants some precedented times.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This year for Halloween, I’m going to go dressed as someone who’s tired and simply wants some precedented times.
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Most histories of hoodies go with 12th century monks as the originator, but I like to show my students this one from 5th-7th century Egypt.
October 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Most histories of hoodies go with 12th century monks as the originator, but I like to show my students this one from 5th-7th century Egypt.
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Audiovisual Studies scholars: I'm now the in-house editor working with Kevin Donnelly on Palgrave Studies in Audiovisual Culture. It's a very prestigous series and I would love to get some new proposals for it soon.
October 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Audiovisual Studies scholars: I'm now the in-house editor working with Kevin Donnelly on Palgrave Studies in Audiovisual Culture. It's a very prestigous series and I would love to get some new proposals for it soon.