Alison Fisk

Happy Monday! Here are two lovely little owls decorating an ancient Greek ceramic drinking cup made in Athens around 2,500 years ago! 🦉❤️ Louvre, Paris 📷 by me #Archaeology

The main body of the cup is moulded in the shape of an owl! 🦉 Here’s the museum record: collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/…

@shevelen8 😂😂😂 stylised depiction of water weed!

@AlisonFisk Why does it have safety belts?

Smile it’s the weekend! A liitle blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️ Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 📷 by me #Archaeology

‘Buddo’ - a rare representation of a human figure from the British Neolithic, dating to around 2900-2400 BC. Discovered at Skara Brae in the mid-C19th, it was re-discovered amongst the archaeological collections at Stromness Museum in 2016. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #Orkney

Thrilled to see that my book about Publius Quinctilius Varus is getting a paperback release from @penswordbooks in September (just after the 2017th anniversary of the battle!) - I'm so glad his story has proved interesting to so many people. Pre-order: pen-and-sword.co.uk/Publius-Quinct…

A #Roman metal figurine of a chicken, with traces of its original enamel decoration; this style of depicting chickens is quite distinctive in the Roman world, & is largely found in Britain & Gaul #Archaeology

A #Roman glass 'circus beaker' (so called because the animals portrayed on it - a lion & a big cat - would mostly have been seen in the arena), found in a burial in Himlingøje (Denmark) #Archaeology

A dilapidated fisherman’s hut at Kenmore near Applecross in Highland Scotland. Originally serving as storage & net-mending spaces for local crews, these are scattered throughout historic fishing villages. They testify a vanished way of life. 📷 my own #Archaeology #Scotland

Detail from the 13th century Wheel of Fortune at Rochester Cathedral. Hidden beneath layers of whitewash, the painting was rediscovered in the early 19th century during restoration work. 📷 My own. #WednesdayWallpainting #RochesterCathedral

One of my favourite replicas. The Genius Cucullatus was found at Birdoswald, so he feels a bit like family. A hooded protector with Celtic roots, later embraced across the Roman world and associated with healing and the protection of children. potted-history.co.uk/products/roman…

@gubbins44908657 @SueWardDrake 👍

@AlisonFisk @SueWardDrake Lucky duck. Enjoy it for us all.

Fabulous Roman gold body chain!🤩 A jewelled mount set with amethyst & garnets, and a rear clasp set with a gold coin of emperor Gratian. Late 4th century AD. Part of the Hoxne Hoard, discovered by a metal detectorist in Suffolk in 1992. British Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

@SueWardDrake Yes, I have a ticket to see the Bayeau Tapestry! 🤩 Glad you like my photos! 🥰

@AlisonFisk Will you be able to get to the British Museum to see the Bayeau Tapestry? P.S. Love the photos you share.

Here’s a link to the British Museum record: britishmuseum.org/collection/obj…

The Hoxne Hoard was buried some time after AD407/8 when Roman rule was breaking down in Britain. It was made up of gold jewellery, including this body chain, silver tableware and more than 15,000 gold and silver coins. Read more about the hoard on this link: smithsonianmag.com/history/search…

@MartinSkold2 😂😂😂

@AlisonFisk Bunch of potheads. 😀

Ancient pottery with personality!🏺 Face pots from Roman Britain some 2,000 years ago! Museum of London 📷 by me #Archaeology