Enjoyed the carp out of the "Labyrinth" exhibition at the Ashmolean today, there was a section at the end about "Assassin's Creed Odyssey" so I'm going to play that now. #Ashmolean #Oxford #Xbox #Labyrinth #Minotaur #Crete

#MidweekMuseum moves to #Oxford this week and the #Ashmolean #Museum. Oxford isn't short of museums to visit, but if you're going to just see one of them then this is probably the most famous in the city and the one you're most likely to hit. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Assyrian artifacts will satisfy your deep historical cravings and there is plenty for fans of paintings and objects such as violins and timepieces too.

#Photography #Hieroglyphics #Roman #Egyptian #Greek #Sphinx

For #StandingStoneSunday, a snap I took recently of a #Viking #Runestone in the #Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

It dates from c.1100 and commemorates Vikings who died in the Byzantine Empire. The inscription reads:

"Thorsteinn had the landmark made in memory of Sveinn, his father, and in memory of Thórir, his brother. They were abroad in Greece. And in memory of Ingithóra, his mother. Œpir carved."

It came from a church in Eds, near Stockholm, and was donated by Charles XI of #Sweden in 1687.

"Coastal scene (La Nuit)", 1750s, #painting by #French #artist Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789).

In the #Ashmolean Museum, #Oxford, #UK. Accession number
WA1967.60.1.

#art #18thcentury #sailing #night #fishing

Playing shove ha'penny at the Ashmolean museum #Ashmolean #ShoveHapenny

The Ashmolean Museum's free display, Coins at the Crossroads of Asia, gives a tantalising glimpse into the history of ancient rulers who have left nothing behind but their coins.
See it in their Money Gallery: http://ashmolean.org/exhibition/coins-at-the-crossroads-of-asia
📷 Punch-marked coin from ancient India #money #museums #Ashmolean

The Ashmolean Museum's free display, Coins at the Crossroads of Asia, gives a tantalising glimpse into the history of ancient rulers who have left nothing behind but their coins.
See it in their Money Gallery: http://ashmolean.org/exhibition/coins-at-the-crossroads-of-asia
📷 Punch-marked coin from ancient India #money #museums #Ashmolean

Got some time over the holidays to work on a headerless version of my #photogrammetry rig. I think FastAPI + React for a first go. I have some of my mother in law’s ceramics to try out. Maybe using cross polarisation, like I did for this bronze from the #Ashmolean on Sketchfab:

https://sketchfab.com/models/84e81249931f4522bd07be5e675b7765

ANFortnum.B.83 - Bronze Bust of Silenus

This year’s Beauforest Lecture will be a special talk celebrating Dr Jon Whiteley’s contribution to the Ashmolean. Taking place Sat 26 Nov, 11am–12pm, the lecture will be available to watch live via Zoom. View the full details here: https://ashmolean.org/event/beauforest-lecture-2022 #museums #Ashmolean #lecture