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Peter Stewart
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Professor of Ancient Art. Director of the Classical Art Research Centre at Oxford University @carcoxford.bsky.social. Chair of Trustees at The Brooking @thebrooking.bsky.social. Antiquity, modernism, arts.

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Carol Atack @carolatack.bsky.social · 1h
Lucky to catch the last weekend of the stunning San Casciano bronzes' visit to Berlin - these sculptures were ritually buried at a Tuscan healing sanctuary in the 1st century CE after a lightning strike, & were excavated in the last few years. So revelatory about ancient religious practice
A bronze statue of a child wearing a tunic and holding a ball in its left hand - the ball was originally separate, and now returned to the hand it fits perfectly. The statue was originally dedicated at the healing sanctuary at San Casciano in Tuscany before being buried after the sanctuary was hit by lightning; the cache of sculptures and other objects discovered recently, and this statue excavated in 2024. Shown on display at the James Simon Galerie in Berlin as part of an exhbition organised by the Antikensammlung there.

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 3d
The Aurel Stein papers in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk....

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 8d
This is superb - thank you @sjblakemore.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social -- The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore youtu.be/xy7jkcSl8to?... via @YouTube
The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
YouTube video by MQ Mental Health Research
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 9d
An extraordinary discovery was made in Ibiza: a 30-centimeter wooden sculpture representing Hercules. Considering the scarcity of wooden sculptures preserved from the Roman era, this discovery is truly remarkable.
The figure was found in a Roman well that was later reused as a refuse pit. 🧵1/2

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Two views of a damaged wooden human-shaped sculpture shown from the front and back. The figure is missing parts of its arms and legs, with a cracked and worn surface, and is placed beside a black, red, and white measuring scale for size reference.

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 11d
And yet I have never had an inkjet printer that worked www.facebook.com/share/v/1CRc...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14d
Opportunity for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct research in Japan for 12-24 months. You'll receive a monthly maintenence stipend, a settling in allowance, a research grant and round trip air fare. Apply by 10 Dec
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026
The scheme provides funding for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan, with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions, under the ...
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 15d
How fascinating - so that makes the availability of the spectrum of yarns efficient rather than just laborious. But it does also look like the rainbow effect is positively enjoyed here. I wonder what else they were using it for, or whether just for the uppers of shoes. 🌈

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 15d
Are rainbow colours used deliberately in classical art before late antiquity? I can't think of anything before the Vatican Virgil and maybe some late mosaics. (Even the embroidered tunic of the rainbow goddess Iris herself in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, seems subdued in comparison?)

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 15d
Woven woollen shoes with rainbow colours, from tomb no. 5, Niya, Xinjiang, ca. 2-3rd century AD.

[Photo via Museum of Kyoto twitter]

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 17d
"Such is their fear of jail, bankruptcy or reprisal, that most people I spoke to insisted on anonymity. This was in spite of the fact that many of the same people said Trump would only be restrained by powerful voices standing up to him." My Weekend FT essay. Please read it. on.ft.com/4hqblpr
The Trump Supremacy
[FREE TO READ] Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order
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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 18d
My old job as Director of Oxford's largest portfolio of online courses with @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social is being advertised. If you enjoy academic management and digital education as well as teaching and research, this could be the job for you!

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Director of the Short Online Course Programme at University of Oxford
Browse professional service jobs like Director of the Short Online Course Programme at jobs.ac.uk. Apply and access additional details about the job today.
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 19d
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Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond
Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is
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The Brooking – breathing life into architecture @thebrooking.bsky.social · 19d
This month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Giles Quarme Architects to our collection to explore sash windows, staircases, and more, guided by Charles Brooking. Such visits are currently by appointment only as we organize and inventory the collection, but more online access is coming soon!

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 24d
The Chinese identity of St Mark’s bronze ‘Lion’ and its place in the history of medieval Venice | Antiquity | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3JYSxkm
The Chinese identity of St Mark’s bronze ‘Lion’ and its place in the history of medieval Venice | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
The Chinese identity of St Mark’s bronze ‘Lion’ and its place in the history of medieval Venice - Volume 99 Issue 407
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26d
Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 26d
This welcome comment (by @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social on their redevelopment project) isn't a phrase one has heard much in recent years in the museum world - redevelopment has often focused on putting LESS on display!

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 26d
News | Courtauld secures £30m donation – money from the Reuben Foundation will help London arts institute develop a new campus
Courtauld secures £30m donation - Museums Association
Money from the Reuben Foundation will help London arts institute develop a new campus
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · Oct 7
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Oct 7
20 Years of Impact: Breaking barriers to epilepsy diagnosis.
For 50 million people with epilepsy, access to care can transform lives.
Our researchers are rethinking diagnosis through affordable tools and training in low-resource settings.
Watch here:
20th Anniversary Oxford Martin School Impact Story: Professor Arjune Sen, Global Epilepsy Programme
One in 20 people will have a seizure in their lifetime and over 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. Over 85% of people with epilepsy live in low- and ...
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Oct 6
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Hogarth masterpieces restored at Barts Hospital open to public
The restoration of the north wing has
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Oct 6
Twelve gods and twelve dogs: Roman votive relief from Lycia, ca. 2nd to 3rd century in Harvard Arts Museums harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
Lycian Votive Relief: Twelve Gods | Harvard Art Museums
101 Lycian Votive Relief The right upper corner is broken away, with the head of three and the upper bodies of two (at the extreme right) missing. There are other minor chippings around the edges. ...
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Oct 1
It's wonderful to see @thebrooking.bsky.social launch its social media content across platforms. If you love historic buildings and architecture please follow and spread the word!

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The Brooking – breathing life into architecture @thebrooking.bsky.social · Oct 1
👋 Here at @thebrooking.bsky.social, our collection casts a new light on British #architecture, revealing the stories behind #doors, #windows, and other details we often overlook. We breathe life into the familiar and invite you to see the remarkable in the everyday. thebrooking.org.uk

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 30
Not everyone’s architectural cup of tea (I’d be more of a Casson & Conder man myself) but it’s lovely to see the new Schwarzman Centre for humanities subjects open @ox.ac.uk

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 26
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Funds still needed for Oxfordshire museum to keep Henley Iron Age hoard
A metal detectorist discovered the hoard found inside a pot buried in a field five years ago.
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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · Sep 26
The broadcaster Samira Ahmed was recently appointed president of the Twentieth Century Society. She talks to Apollo about conserving the built environment and making people feel that it matters
Samira Ahmed, Twentieth Century woman
The broadcaster and new president of the Twentieth Century Society talks to Arjun Sajip about conserving the built environment and making people feel it matters
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 19
A 20 (twenty) horse chariot - presumably emblematic of lots of success-bringing horsepower - on an electrotype replica of a Roman gem @carcoxford.bsky.social (original in Paris @labnf.bsky.social)

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · Sep 16
New issue of Journal of Roman Archaeology Vol. 28, No. 1 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @dominik-hagmann.bsky.social @lsnasrallah.bsky.social
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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 16
Oh. 😐

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 16
If you are not attracted to Gandharan sculptures ('ex Private Collection, Japan, before 1990') in Christie's current Asian art online auction, you could bid for a replica Bimaran Casket! onlineonly.christies.com/s/indian-him...