Jaq W
@kardomah.bsky.social
Likes Art, Design, History, Archaeology, Architecture, Egyptology, LFC.
David Young Cameron,
Nightfall, Luxor 1910
Nightfall, Luxor 1910
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
David Young Cameron,
Nightfall, Luxor 1910
Nightfall, Luxor 1910
Arthur Melville (1855–1904) An Egyptian Interior 1881
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Arthur Melville (1855–1904) An Egyptian Interior 1881
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A delightful (re)visit to Made in Ancient Egypt today at the Fitzwilliam Museum to find some artefacts on display discovered during excavations by @theees.bsky.social at Deir el-Bahari 🤩
Go visit if you can!
Go visit if you can!
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
A delightful (re)visit to Made in Ancient Egypt today at the Fitzwilliam Museum to find some artefacts on display discovered during excavations by @theees.bsky.social at Deir el-Bahari 🤩
Go visit if you can!
Go visit if you can!
My granddaughter has gone to the Arsenal game today on her own (she's a massive fan) and has got herself a decent seat 😀
February 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My granddaughter has gone to the Arsenal game today on her own (she's a massive fan) and has got herself a decent seat 😀
So gorgeous - satisfies something within me, in the absence of new Cocteau Twins material.
This duet cover of Radiohead's "Creep", between a son and his Shastriya Sangeet classically trained mother, is the mash-up I didn't know how much I needed in my life. Totally spontaneous sobbing may have taken place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
Mom & I Cover Creep By Radiohead (she is a classical Indian singer 🕉️)
YouTube video by Avie Sheck
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So gorgeous - satisfies something within me, in the absence of new Cocteau Twins material.
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Perhaps the most spectacular pub room I’ve been in.
February 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Perhaps the most spectacular pub room I’ve been in.
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zeppelin spas sadly never came to pass.
February 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM
zeppelin spas sadly never came to pass.
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Two immigrants top relevant Sunday Times list for most UK tax paid, as "patriot" multi-billionaire Ratcliffe lives as an immigrant in Monaco, to protect wealth so vast it is unspendable, while whining about immigrant UK care workers and NHS cleaners not pulling their weight.
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah among Britain's biggest taxpayers on Sunday Times list
Erling Haaland was Britain's highest taxed footballer last year, paying nearly £17 million to the Treasury.
www.espn.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Two immigrants top relevant Sunday Times list for most UK tax paid, as "patriot" multi-billionaire Ratcliffe lives as an immigrant in Monaco, to protect wealth so vast it is unspendable, while whining about immigrant UK care workers and NHS cleaners not pulling their weight.
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
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Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP
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Have you ever seen a Roman plumbing device that is both genius and gorgeous? Just look at this bronze drain strainer, found in the Roman baths at Weißenburg, Germany, dating2nd/3rd century AD!
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Have you ever seen a Roman plumbing device that is both genius and gorgeous? Just look at this bronze drain strainer, found in the Roman baths at Weißenburg, Germany, dating2nd/3rd century AD!
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
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A rock shelter with paintings up to ten thousand years old discovered in southern Sinai www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
A rock shelter with paintings up to ten thousand years old discovered in southern Sinai
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities working in the southern Sinai Peninsula has brought to light one of the most significant rock art sites of recent decades, a ...
www.labrujulaverde.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
A rock shelter with paintings up to ten thousand years old discovered in southern Sinai www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
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There’s a lot of chat about the latest screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Did you know we care for a place that has started in THREE previous versions?
📷Arnhel de Serra
📷Arnhel de Serra
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
There’s a lot of chat about the latest screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Did you know we care for a place that has started in THREE previous versions?
📷Arnhel de Serra
📷Arnhel de Serra
I used to collect old #postcards years ago, but most were lost along with the majority of my old photos. I did manage to save a couple because they were being used as bookmarks.
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I used to collect old #postcards years ago, but most were lost along with the majority of my old photos. I did manage to save a couple because they were being used as bookmarks.
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
I absolutely loved his collaboration with Gorillaz, on Aries.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I absolutely loved his collaboration with Gorillaz, on Aries.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
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Love among the Heretics!
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Love among the Heretics!
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
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Our next online talk is 'The Janette Rosing Collection' on Tuesday 24th February 2026 (1800 GMT) rescheduled from last December.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Our next online talk is 'The Janette Rosing Collection' on Tuesday 24th February 2026 (1800 GMT) rescheduled from last December.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
1/ The day we went to Ingleton waterfall... we walked for an eternity, then after swimming a few strokes, I slipped and went under the water, couldn't get my footing & thought I was going to be crushed by the waterfall. My mate Sue stepped in and slashed the skin between her toes. My Dad carrying
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
1/ The day we went to Ingleton waterfall... we walked for an eternity, then after swimming a few strokes, I slipped and went under the water, couldn't get my footing & thought I was going to be crushed by the waterfall. My mate Sue stepped in and slashed the skin between her toes. My Dad carrying
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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A 1972 photo of 7 Water Street in Liverpool showing the National Westminster Bank originally The National and Provincial plus recent detail shots of the Lions on the doors, this is now the Gaucho Restaurant @yoliverpool.bsky.social @daveyph.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A 1972 photo of 7 Water Street in Liverpool showing the National Westminster Bank originally The National and Provincial plus recent detail shots of the Lions on the doors, this is now the Gaucho Restaurant @yoliverpool.bsky.social @daveyph.bsky.social
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In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them.
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them.
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
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🐦🪶 Now on view: BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🐦🪶 Now on view: BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
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Looking down Matthew street in the evening light from Eric’s in the summer of 78.
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Looking down Matthew street in the evening light from Eric’s in the summer of 78.
Yep
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional. Now they’re a public audit of devotion, writes @pperry.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
February 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Yep
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
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... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]