Ivory seal with two bats.
In China, personal seals (yin/zhang) have long served to authenticate letters, contracts, and artworks. By the late Qing and early Republican era, small hand-held seals were widely used by scholars, merchants, and collectors. The impression is engraved on the base—often a personal or studio name—while the sides and finial provided space for decorative, auspicious imagery.
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14th century floor tiles from Godstow Nunnery in Oxfordshire - a Benedictine house founded in around 1133. The tiles are now part of the collections at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. 
‘It was absolutely terrifying’: Thom Yorke on his long journey back to becoming a visual artist – The Art Newspaper
When Thom Yorke left art school in the late 1980s, he found himself “resistant” to calling himself a…
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NUOVE ANALISI SULLE TRACCE DI MIELE IDENTIFICATE A PAESTUM NEL 1954 https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/nuove-analisi-sulle-tracce-di-miele-identificate-a-paestum-nel-1954/ #AshmoleanMuseum, #Heroon, #JamesMcCullagh, #LucianaDaCostaCarvalho, #Miele, #Paestum, #SacelloIpogeico
Daniele Mancini Archeologia · NUOVE ANALISI SULLE TRACCE DI MIELE IDENTIFICATE A PAESTUM NEL 1954 - Daniele Mancini ArcheologiaQualche decennio fa, gli archeologi identificarono una sostanza appiccicosa, forse miele, in un contenitore di bronzo a Paestum, in uno dei...
Byzantine slipware bowl.
Cyprus 13thC.
Coll: Ashmolean Museum Oxford.
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L’Empereur romain Hadrien (117-138) regardant les fesses de son favori et amant Antinoüs (Aντίνοoς, Antinoos). La photo a été prise lors de d’une exposition, en 2018, consacrée à ce même Antinoüs à l’Ashmolean Museum d’Oxford.
Fait intéressant, l’ami qui m’a transmis cette image me signale l’avoir trouvé sur Bluesky, où elle a été publiée par le compte « Museum Bum », que l’on pourrait traduire librement pas « Les fesses au musé », animé par Jack Shoulder et Mark Small, à l’occasion de la publication d’un ouvrage sur le sujet...
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The #AshmoleanMuseum in Oxford has done the right thing and has started #repatriation of this sculpture. More of this.
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www.finestresullarte.infoL'Ashmolean Museum di Oxford acquista un capolavoro del Beato AngelicoImportante acquisto dell’Ashmolean Museum di Oxford: arriva la Crocifissione del Beato Angelico, un capolavoro giovanile. L’opera era andata in asta nel 2023, e dopo l’aggiudicazione il Regno Unito bloccò l’esportazione dell’opera.
One of the items in the Ashmolean collection was a stuffed Dodo, the last ever dodo seen in Europe. However, by 1755 the stuffed dodo was so moth-eaten that it was destroyed, except for its head and one claw.
Ten things you might not know about the Ashmolean Museum.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/05/24-may-ashmolean-museum.html
Topical Tens24 May: The Ashmolean MuseumOn this date in 1683 the oldest public museum, the Ashmolean, was opened by Elias Ashmole in Oxford. 10 things you might not know about it: ...
‘Every single work is a masterpiece’: the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of the greatest Flemish drawings https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/28/flemish-drawings-ashmolean-oxford-reubens-bruegel #AshmoleanMuseum #Exhibitions #Drawing #Culture #Art
The Guardian · ‘Every single work is a masterpiece’: the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of the greatest Flemish drawings
As Britain’s industrial revolution gained pace, scientific breakthroughs allowed the Victorians to become increasingly revolutionary in their use of colour!
The Ashmolean Museum's current major exhibition explores this explosion of colour, embraced by artists and designers. #AcademicHeritageDay2023
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At the Colour Revolution exhibition at the #AshmoleanMuseum this afternoon. Absolutely beautiful.
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Into the Blue Tour: On this fascinating tour, Dr Tea Ghigo will guide you through intriguing 'blue' artworks in our collections and galleries.
You'll encounter Western paintings, Asian textiles, Japanese prints and Islamic ceramics.
9 Dec, 2.30–3.30pm: https://ashmolean.org/event/into-the-blue-artworks-tour-dec-2023 #events #Museums #AshmoleanMuseum
I feel like this Knossos exhibit at the #AshmoleanMuseum missed two great merchandising opportunities 
1. Puzzles of fresco fragments where you have to fill in the missing pieces with color pencil
2. Replicas of seal stones
(In fact, any museum selling replica seals will automatically become Best Museum in my book)
Guess who got loot today from Oxford
Powerful and intriguing works by Dia al-Azzawi in a small exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford #AshmoleanMuseum #DiaalAzzawi
Also Egyptian googly eyes at the Ashmolean #AshmoleanMuseum #AncientEgypt
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@morethanadodo It's a beautiful place with an excellent cafe and not a stones throw from the #AshmoleanMuseum
Favourites from the recent Pre-Raphaelites exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford #ThePreRaphaelites #AshmoleanMuseum #Oxford #Art