Graham Taylor
@Pottedhistory
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Potted History, Rothbury, Northumberland, Experimental archaeologist & historical pottery replicas, demonstrations & workshops
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1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..
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Making some replica Roman Samian Ware water flasks, this one hasn't yet been slip dipped.
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6/8 why they had points or pegs at the bottom, was probably so that they could be stowed in the holds of Ancient ships. The pegs fitting between the timbers of the boat, thus ensuring that they couldn't move. photo Ad Meskens
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8/8 (I realise I missed a section last night) The pegged base allows a single person to pour out the contents by holding the peg and one handle. You'd need some serious core strength though as a full amphora is ridiculously heavy!
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Roman Amphora coming off the wheel, another lock down activity that would have been easier with
@PottedApprentis
on hand!
#Archaeology
#pottery
#ceramics
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Just in case there's anyone out there still harbouring notions that the Stone-Age people of the British Isles were thuggish troglodytes, I give you Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery
#Archaeology
#Stonehenge
#Pottery
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4/8 in large, heavy, flat bottomed pots the base would tale the brunt of the flame, heat and expand, causing stress and risking cracking. Pointed pots offer a much smoother path for the flames, heating the pots much more evenly, causing much less stress.
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I'm working on a few, very special, large Roman pottery Barbotine, colour coated cups based very closely on original finds. (can you identify them?) and if you've been saving up your sestertii during lockdown they will soon be in our shop
#archaeology
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If you'd like to know lots more about Roman pottery making, sign up for my Roman Pottery Mastery Course
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7/8 One more advantage of a peg at the base of the pot is that, if you wanted to pour out the contents of a flat bottomed pot holding maybe 40 Ltrs of liquid, it would need one person to hold the base and another to hold the handles.
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3/8 involves mounting it into a makeshift chuck. However, the pointed base that makes it difficult to throw makes it much easier and safer to fire. Roman and Greek firings were in updraft kilns, the flames coming from below the pots, which is fine for most pottery, but
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Hoping that the kiln gods have been kind to us. The replica Roman pottery kiln
@VindolandaTrust
is now cooling after yesterday's firing. Achieved a measured top temperature of 1023 degrees Celsius in seven and a half hours.
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#pottery
#Roman
#HadriansWall
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2/8 the middle section, adding clay and working upwards till the neck is finished, then inverting it back onto the wheel to finish and close off the base. Wrestling a somewhat soft, very heavy pot, turning it over & mounting it back onto the wheel is no mean feat. This often..
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Day 11
#Archaeology31
#Point
The question I'm always asked about Roman Amphorae "Why are the pointed?" "It means you have to have a stand!" No it doesn't, start in a corner, you can stack hundreds. "I makes them impossible to throw" No, because they're finished upside down 1/3
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Possibly the earliest representation of a human found in Scotland. Known as the Westray Wifie or Orkney Venus this little figure is something of an enigma, was she a toy, a deity or a love token. she does make a great little gift though.
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A replica Early Bronze Age beaker, fresh from firing today, but this time inlaid with a paste of chalk and beeswax giving it a truly striking appearance. There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that many beakers would have been finished this way.
#Archaeology
#Prehistoric
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Is the decoration of this Grooved Ware pot evidence that the Daleks visited Skara Brae during the Neolithic?
#FakeArchaeology
#DrWho
#pottery
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@PageSix
Brilliant, I do hope that we see her wearing it hundreds of times l. Just in case anyone hasn't noticed, our planet has been trashed by our throwaway culture.
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In the
@Pottedhistory
workshop today: So, when you're locked down & having to work alone, the logical thing to do is to work small, only make pots that you can easily lift by right? Hmmmm what shall I make?
#Roman
#Amphora
#Archaeology
#Pottery
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The kiln gods were kind again
@VindolandaTrust
over 50 pots from our firing of the replica Roman kiln and not one single waster!
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Finished decorating these replica Roman Barbotine Hunt Cups today soon to be heading for our online shop. So if you're looking for the perfect Xmas gift for the archaeologist/curator/history enthusiast in your life, or for yourself, be a little patient
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How much heat do you need to keep an average sized Black Burnished Roman cooking pot simmering. The answer is surprisingly little, a few pieces of charcoal & you don't want them in contact with the pot or it will boil over.
#Archaeology
#Ceramics
#Pottery
#ExperimentalArchaeology
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My research has shown.... that Late Neolithic, Grooved Ware pottery makers of the Stonehenge area.... had too much time on their hands!
#NeolithicXbox
#StoneAgeNetflix
#Archaeology
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It's taken most of the day but the Chippenham, Samian Ware, Roman Gladiator bowl mould, is almost finished. Now it needs to dry for a few days before firing. Hopefully, next week I'll be able to use it to create the first of the replicas. Same process as the original
@Marc_Allum
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Work on this replica Japanese Neolithic Jomon flame pot is almost complete. It now needs careful drying and firing 🤞
#Japan
#Archaeology
#Neolithic
#Jomon
#Pottery
#Prehistoric
#Ceramics
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This evening, we tried out our new Pompeiian Roman Craticula hearth, made for us by Hammer & Hound Forge, Blyth and it was brilliant. We grilled kebabs, chops and a spatchcock chicken on the bars, cooked dahl in a cooking pot and baked delicious bread in a clibanus on the rings.
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44 years ago today Lynda
@NorthumberArt
& I were married, but we've been together now for nearly 47 years, and I couldn't be happier and couldn't believe my luck when she agreed to stick around with me, I still can't!
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"Yes, but why have a POINT? because they're designed to go in an ancient ship, no flat surfaces so the pegs, between the timbers, hold them in place. (photo Ad Meskens). In addition if they had a flat bottom it would take 2 people to pour them, the
#point
allows 1 to do it 2/3
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Better known for digging up pots, Phil Harding joined in our workshop
@EH_Stonehenge
today and showed that he can make them too. In this case his beloved Woodlands style, Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery.
#Archaeology
#TimeTeam
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The Stonehenge Cup, from Wilsford G8 burial, an incense burner? Well maybe, but the Early Bronze Age, was a time when "Sun Disks" were made in Europe & if you put an open flame in this vessel it does something remarkable. Replica will be in our shop soon
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In a Roman or Greek updraft kiln the flames come from below, the bottoms of the pots heat first, and expand. In large flat bottomed pots this can cause stress cracking, the point of the amphora allows flames to pass, heating the pots more evenly. 3/3
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Transform your drab Neolithic home into a luxury apartment, with the latest in Grooved Ware: This is not just pottery, this is
@Pottedhistory
pottery! Delivered today, to Skara Brae
@HistEnvScot
Orkney, Scotland
#Archaeology
#Prehistory
#StoneAge
#ceramic
#clay
#Scotland
#Orkney
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Fresh from the kiln today a couple of Mediaeval green glazed pieces.
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This afternoon
@PottedApprentis
and I had a meeting with Phil Harding and others at
@wessexarch
to look at some fabulous Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery. Thanks to Phil and all at Wessex Archaeology.
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I think I'm done!!! I've made this replica Jomon Flame Pot based on a Japanese Neolithic original for
@EH_Stonehenge
as part of a project coming to fruition later this year:
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A broken replica
#Neolithic
#GroovedWare
replica = opportunity for experimental
#archaeology
. Answering question why were holes bored in ancient pots? Drilled with a flint burin, stitched with wet rawhide, which dried rock solid & pulled cracks together, then sealed with pitch.
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Day 2 of
#Archaeology31
I believe that the
#future
for Archaeology, lies in engaging the public, particularly young people, in the subject. We create replicas like these Roman pottery box flue tiles, along with roller stamps so that kids and have a go at a real ancient technology
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For over a year
@PottedApprentis
and I have been creating replica Roman pottery, everything from roof tiles and amphorae to perfume bottles and candlesticks, for a very special project in Somerset, and now it's about to open. The Newt Roman Villa
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Just a typical day here at Potted History making Roman Samian Ware bowls this morning, mixing a new Terra Sigillata slip, and now I'm firing Bronze Age beakers. Back on the wheel this afternoon, to film some very gritty Derbyshire Ware being made.
#Archaeology
#pottery
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Absolutely delighted with the results of yesterday's firing of the Roman Kiln
@VindolandaTrust
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The torture of well over 1000 cuts! Just finished decorating these 10 replica Roman, form 72 Samian Ware, Terra Sigillata beakers, each with 120+ diamond cuts.
#Roman
#Archaeology
#ceramic
#Pottery
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From their Mr Blobby state yesterday, this is what the Roman Barbotine, pottery hunt cups look like once the slip has dried.
#Archaeology
#ExperimentalArchaeology
#Pottery
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Today, I've been mostly replicating the Colchester, Roman chariot race, Nene Valley barbotine chariot race cup.
#Roman
#Archaeology
#Pottery
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Part of my collection of replica Roman Samian Ware punches used to make the moulds that form the Terra Sigillata pottery bowls.
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For those with a love of CBM (Ceramic Building Material) I've been working on expanding our range of Roman antefixa today. Which is your favourite?
#Archaeology
#Roman
#pottery
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I'm working on a replica of the Aldbourne Cup, Bronze Age accessory vessel. It's small, fits in the palm of your hand but takes hours to make & decorate & one thing I can say for certain; whoever it was that was buried with it, someone thought they were special!
#Archaeology
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A collection of replica Neolithic Grooved Ware pots for
@HistEnvScot
Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland
#Archaeology
#Neolithic
#Stoneage
#Scotland
#Prehistory
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@theAliceRoberts
@britishmuseum
The theme of missed opportunities running through all three series is both infuriating and endearing. Mackenzie Crook is such a brilliant writer, director and performer.
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It was also pointed out by
@TastesOfHistory
that the peg keeps the pot clear of damp floors preventing the contents getting contaminated
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On Saturday 10th July 2021 we will be firing the replica Roman Kiln
@VindolandaTrust
Vindolanda Roman Fort and Museum, come along and see how we're getting on, it's an all day event.
@TheSGRP
@ETheSherdnerd
@The_Sherd_Nerd
@sherd_nerd
@50SherdsofGrey
@wmarybeard
@Roman_Britain
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My main Christmas gift this year, was a chest infection that developed into double pneumonia, ending with three days in hospital trying out a variety of electronic scanning equipment. It wasn't as much fun as it sounds, but thanks to
@NHSEngland
I'm now on the mend. So cheers!
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It seemed like a good day for a big pot. (Comments about my physique may be deleted 😊)
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If you're in the vicinity of Vindolanda today, we will be unpacking the replica Roman Pottery kiln from about 2pm today. Definitely worth a look 😁
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Finishing off the day with a little Neolithic Grooved Ware therapy Skara Brae style. I needed calming and this has done the trick.
#Archaeology
#Pottery
#Ceramic
#Orkney
#StoneAge
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Today I've been mostly making a replica Roman pottery mould for Samian Ware, Terra Sigillata. Based on an original find of a Dragendorf 37 bowl, near Senhouse Roman Fort at Maryport, Cumbria.
#Archaeology
#pottery
#Romans
#HadriansWall
#Ceramics
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Now I like a strong ripe cheese, but this may be a little too ripe even for me: ⚡️ “3,200-year-old cheese discovered in Egyptian tomb 🧀”
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Drying in the workshop today, Roman incense burners and cheese moulds, soon to be in our online shop
#Roman
#Archaeology
#Reenactment
#LivingHistory
#ExperimentalArchaeology
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It's rude time in the workshop today! Decorating Roman Barbotine "Hunt Cups" phallus cups. Based on an original in the British Museum.
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Jōmon, is the name that we give to the Neolithic culture of Japan, that created the wonderful "Flame Pots. It's a name that actually comes from the pots themselves, and means "cord marked",
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Next Saturday and Sunday you'll find me demonstrating Mediaeval pottery making
@Hull_Museums
and here art a few Green Glazed pieces to whet your appetite. Can you guess what the pot with a hole in the side is for?
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I'm having to work LATE in the workshop, because I'm making 4th Century Amphorae ........ that is right isn't it? ..... That is why they're called Late Roman Amphora? 🤔
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Day 14
#Archaeology31
#Hidden
within this Tantalus bowl is a Roman joke. Pour a reasonable amount of wine into it and drink without a problem, be greedy and fill it and the pipework within the Tantalus figure forms a syphon and completely empties the vessel. 1/3
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Slow progress on making this very complex replica Neolithic Japanese Jomon flame pot.
#Archaeology
#Japan
#Neolithic
#pottery
#Prehistoric
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@SeamusBlackley
Would love to see you write the book Seamus, I've made the pots a few times and this is the bread that I made in them a few years ago, but would love to know more about the recipes. The pots work really as does a Roman clibanus or testum.
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And the results of the "Pile of Bricks Kiln" this morning.
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We're still at Stonehenge running 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ the half term Japanese Jomon Neolithic Pottery activity, and making some fascinating replicas of ancient pottery. Come along and join us.
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So I'm back after 12 hours in the Twitter slammer, my crime? Calling out Julia Heartless Pooer for her contention that, as a 60+ my life life doesn't matter, but apparently Twitter supports that view! And any of the other racist, xenophobic, Brexity crap she wishes to spout!
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Some of the pots that will be fired in the
@VindolandaTrust
kiln on Saturday 6th November 2021. Come along to Vindolanda and see what we're doing. A fully functioning replica Roman kiln is a sight you don't get to see every day.
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So how did you spend Saturday morning? Well I decorated some replica Roman Barbotine Phallus Cups!
#Archaeology
#Roman
#Pottery
#Ceramic
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During lockdown, demand from archaeologists missing life in the field, for archaeology related interior design pieces, has been overwhelming, so here
@Pottedhistory
we're pleased to announce that today we are launching our first product the "Deep Time" bathroom suite.
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What's the point of the point?
1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..
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1/2 A great Roman head pot making workshop with a local community group
@VindolandaTrust
Roman Fort and Museum. Some very creative interpretations. Also see next tweet
#Archaeology
#pottery
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Head for
@VindolandaTrust
this Sunday if you'd like to see a Roman Pottery kiln being fired. A rare opportunity to see experimental archaeology in action, real pots in a real kiln.
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Today I've been mostly making replica Roman, Nene Valley, Barbotine decorated, colour coated beakers...... as y'do 😁
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On 26th & 27th July you'll find me next to our replica Roman Kiln
@VindolandaTrust
Vindolanda Roman Fort. I'll be demonstrating and talking about Roman Potter Making and you will be able to have a go at making your own piece of Roman Samian Ware using these moulds
#archaeology
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Hadn't been paying proper attention and had missed the fact that
@Pottedhistory
now has over 10,000 followers. Thanks you for your support and I will do my best to be more informative, and maybe a little less ranty, in the coming months, although I can't promise the latter!
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Over the past few weeks I've been working on a commission for the British Museum, a replica of a Tantalus bowl from the Vinkovci Hoard of Late Roman silver plate from Croatia . While the snow is falling, you've got 25 mins to spare, see how I made it
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Packing the car this morning in preparation for the firing of the replica Roman Pottery kiln
@VindolandaTrust
tomorrow. In full experimental archaeology mode! This one will be fully recorded on video, fuel usage and temperature will be recorded throughout and it will be added to
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Can Cliff's inclusion in the Jubilee celebrations give us a better understanding of Neolithic funerary practice, where the dead may have been brought out to join in celebrations, communal events and feast days?
#Archaeology
#Jubilee
#Neolithic
#PlatinumJubilee
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A few of the giant 'Clay' Roman Coins from moulds that I've made for museums. Children (and adults) get to make their own coin to take home. A hugely popular activity, let me know if you need a set for your museum.
#numismatics
#Museums
#PublicEngagement
#outreach
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THREAD: So what will you get if you sign up to our Roman Samian Ware Pottery course. Well you'll get a lot more than just Terra Sigillata, because this is only a starting point! You'll get a 6 months subscription during which 6 more tutorials will be added
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The romans would feed fermenting fruit to chickens then bake the bird inside a specially made vessel, creating a dish known to archaeologists as vin au coq! The French later altered the recipe to make it more palatable to modern tastes
#FakeChickenFacts
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@EmmandJDeSouza
I am delighted for the citizens of NI, but this really rubs salt into the wounds of those of us who have had EU citizenship taken away from us, by fraud, deceit, lies and criminal activity!
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This replica Naxian Sphinx is going to be leaving me for her new home in just a few days time. It will be a sad parting but I know she's going to be loved.
#ancientgreece
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Grandson's school decided on Shakespeare as the theme for World Book Day, so he went as... ☺ Brilliant, just love it.
#Classics
#ClassicalStudies
#Roman
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A project that I've been working on for the
@britishmuseum
, a Roman Tantalus cup, pour in a modest amount of wine & drink, but if you're greedy and over fill it, the entire contents will drain away. Lustred to look like the original silver. Did it work.. wait and see!
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On it's way to the Royal Cornwall Museum this replica of the Early Bronze Age Beaker from Trevedra Common, St Just-in-Penwith. Cornwall. the comb decoration has been infilled with chalk.
#Archaeology
#Neolithic
#prehistoric
#cornwall
#museum
#pottery
#ceramics
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Unpacking the replica Roman Pottery kiln at Vindolanda yesterday
#Archaeology
#pottery
#Ceramic
#Roman
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In September 1998 my family and I left our home in Maseru, Lesotho after days of gunfire and explosions all around us. We took with us clothes and some precious posessions and went in our car. Sorry I hadn't realised that we were supposed to leave everything behind!
Escaping war zones ! They really are mocking us , look at all their luggage , they have better suitcases than me !! And still some people believe they are genuine refugees, unbelievable!
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Fresh from the kiln today and off to its new home in the next few days this replica 13th/14thC French Mediaeval, Serpent headed, spouted jug, found at Wood Quay Dublin.
#Archaeology
#Pottery
#Ceramics
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Stonehenge Sunrise, or should that be Candle-rise? The Stonehenge Fenestrated Cup, Early Bronze Age.
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