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Medieval seal with Roman stone is a 'special find'.
A metal detectorist has discovered a "really special" medieval seal matrix, with a Roman carved gemstone at its centre.
The discovery was made at Gosfield, just north of Braintree, Essex, in September last year and has been declared treasure by a coroner.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgexn0380llo #globalmuseum #Roman #metaldetecting #gemstones
Replica Roman Mosaic Ceramic Tiles.
Large (6" X 6") Vibrant ceramic tiles. You can use your tile as a trivet or to upgrade your home décor. Great for home, wedding, and office gifts. Thickness: 0.19" Weight: 8.5 oz. Made of white ceramic Full-color, full-bleed printing.
In the Global Museum Store
https://www.zazzle.com/collections/119585811225397480?rf=238667188152553553 #Roman #tiles #mosaic #home #homedecor
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For New Year’s Day a small #Roman #glass bottle in the shape of a date: Dates, figs, and honey were traditional Roman New Year's gifts. According to the poet Ovid, these items were believed to ensure that the coming months would be sweet ones.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 🍀
📷 me, taken in the Pompejanum Aschaffenburg
For New Year’s Day a small #Roman #glass bottle in the shape of a date: Dates, figs, and honey were traditional Roman New Year's gifts. According to the poet Ovid, these items were believed to ensure that the coming months would be sweet ones.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 🍀
📷 me, taken in the Pompejanum Aschaffenburg
This funerary wreath is made of everlasting flowers (Helichrysum stoechas) and is more than 1,700 years old!
It was found in a tomb of the #Roman period in Hawara/#Egypt and has survived due to Egypt's dry climate.
Dating 2nd/3rd c. AD.
On display at British Museum
📷 me
Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian's Wall
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/study-roman-soldiers-battled-parasites-at-hadrians-wall/
#HackerNews #Parasites #Roman #Soldiers #Hadrians #Wall #History #Science
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Out now! Luperca is a display typeface that imagines a possible evolution of Roman square capitals, designed by Ariel Martín Pérez. It was drawn with a flat pen and presents a variety of historical shapes as well as novel calligraphic detals. Get it now for free, only at Tunera!
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Out now! Luperca is a display typeface that imagines a possible evolution of Roman square capitals, designed by Ariel Martín Pérez. It was drawn with a flat pen and presents a variety of historical shapes as well as novel calligraphic detals. Get it now for free, only at Tunera!
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#font #freefont #typeface #OpenSource #luperca #OutNow #Roman #tuneratypefoundry
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SOON - Something ancient is coming this way. #teasing #typography #opensource #font #Roman #typeface #graphicdesign #teasing #tuneratypefoundry
SOON - Something ancient is coming this way. #teasing #typography #opensource #font #Roman #typeface #graphicdesign #teasing #tuneratypefoundry
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A #Roman rock crystal ring decorated with a crescent and stars inlaid with gold foil - it looks like an emoji , but for the Romans this wasn’t just decoration. The motif was associated with death: crescent and stars were symbols for eternity and afterlife.
Rock crystal was valued for its transparency, it was considered it to be permanently frozen water. It was also believed to possess healing and protective properties.
Found in a woman's burial in Nijmegen, dating 1st c. AD.
A #Roman rock crystal ring decorated with a crescent and stars inlaid with gold foil - it looks like an emoji , but for the Romans this wasn’t just decoration. The motif was associated with death: crescent and stars were symbols for eternity and afterlife.
Rock crystal was valued for its transparency, it was considered it to be permanently frozen water. It was also believed to possess healing and protective properties.
Found in a woman's burial in Nijmegen, dating 1st c. AD.
Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦
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For #FrescoFriday a #Roman wall painting from the Casa dei Cervi, Herculaneum, depicting Cupids playing hide and seek. I especially like the one who covers his eyes - some things haven't changed since Roman times! In Roman wall painting of the 1st c. AD, scenes depicting Cupid in everyday activities were very popular. The fresco dates 50/60 AD. Now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
📷 Egisto Sani https://www.flickr.com/photos/69716881@N02/8246684773/
Aderenti Escapes su mastodon
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Pour ce #VendrediLecture, en train de lire:
"Là où je me terre" de #CarolineDawson
> #Valparaíso, décembre 1986, tremblement de terre entre les quatre murs d’une maison. Un homme et une femme annoncent à leurs enfants qu’il faut tout laisser derrière et fuir le #Chili de #Pinochet. C’est Noël, la petite Caroline a sept ans et elle aura la nausée durant tout le voyage.
http://editionsdelolivier.fr/catalogue/9782823622010-la-ou-je-me-terre
#migrations #réfugiés #exil #Canada #Montréal #mastolivre #roman
For #FrescoFriday a #Roman wall painting from the Casa dei Cervi, Herculaneum, depicting Cupids playing hide and seek. I especially like the one who covers his eyes - some things haven't changed since Roman times! In Roman wall painting of the 1st c. AD, scenes depicting Cupid in everyday activities were very popular. The fresco dates 50/60 AD. Now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
📷 Egisto Sani https://www.flickr.com/photos/69716881@N02/8246684773/
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Fascinating world of ancient glass: The skill of ancient glassmakers never ceases to amaze me.
This a magnificent #Roman striped mosaic bowl was made of preformed rods and canes fused on or in a mold.
Dating late 1st c. BC/early 1st c AD.
Timeless beauty!
📷 Corning Museums of Glass
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Pour ce #VendrediLecture, en train de lire:
"Là où je me terre" de #CarolineDawson
> #Valparaíso, décembre 1986, tremblement de terre entre les quatre murs d’une maison. Un homme et une femme annoncent à leurs enfants qu’il faut tout laisser derrière et fuir le #Chili de #Pinochet. C’est Noël, la petite Caroline a sept ans et elle aura la nausée durant tout le voyage.
http://editionsdelolivier.fr/catalogue/9782823622010-la-ou-je-me-terre
#migrations #réfugiés #exil #Canada #Montréal #mastolivre #roman