Charles (Pico) Rickleton

first things first, can we talk about this chonker of a horse, got to be the thiccest equine in antiquity, beyond “absolute unit” status, god-level, I love him, his enormous heft and tiny legs bring me more joy than I can say… ✨

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@PhilipJBoyes Love this

Second experiment with and ancient Egyptian/Levantine rush pen and soot/red oxide inks. Starting to get the hang of it a bit more, but it's not easy, and my hand cramps quite quickly.

just walked into a Slovenian cheese making workshop, this is the scene

@cypriotartleeds Thanks, hopefully I’ll return to it this year

@Rickleton The Cypriot syllabary stuff is properly amazing.

Did a little interview for work about... well me :-)

@cypriotartleeds What a joyful jug, I love it!

This bottle believes it can fly.

The Larnaca Archaeological Museum! (1/n)

@Tweet_Dec omg I have used this plumber!

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Devastated to hear of the passing of Iasos, a man that made truly joyful music. I was lucky enough to see him perform in Athens last year and it was a performance that really touched my soul in its almost silly sincerity and beautiful lack of cynicism. youtu.be/5-QR5_58xPk?si…

🌲2️⃣2️⃣🎁 The World Wide Web 21ˢᵗ c. Recent years have brought adaptations and reconceptualisations of the ogam script in the framework of modern communication technology. Úrogham (© C. Ryan Moniz; omniglot.com/conscripts/uro…) is an aesthetically stunning attempt to create what… ᚐ

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'I have gazed upon the face of Dr Robotnik'.

@thomaspursey @dieworkwear @lukealexander Pete not you!

@Rickleton @dieworkwear @lukealexander AHEM

if you're a young person, ask a middle-aged man what music they listened to in the 90s. let them talk for 30 mins. act interested and say "oh wow no way that's so cool." after that you can ask them for any favor

I love that the Byzantine Museum in Thessaloniki uses mosaics for signage. So on brand

I’m in Thessaloniki now! classicists, historians and foodies any recommendations? Happy to report I’m full of bougatsa already :-)

@ChryssoCosmas and I made a traditional Cypriot stool at a heartland of legends workshop. No nails or glue and it’s made from foraged giant fennel stalks and fixed together with twigs from a mastic tree. All made without power tools. Not to be immodest but I’m beyond proud of it!

@crewsproject @ShoniBLD @PhilipJBoyes Thank you Pippa! Wow so interesting. And yes the back is amazing.

@Rickleton @ShoniBLD @PhilipJBoyes Having a closer look now, I think this is a formulaic magical text - obscure but might be possible to make some sense of it. I found this: archaeology.org/issues/178-150… What a shame you can only see the inscription side in the museum!

Paphos museum day (Thread) Straight to the archaeology museum where we were immediately greeted by these pictolite cruciform figures, some of which are pushing 6000 years old! I love love love the triple one that looks like a children’s charity logo…

@crewsproject @ShoniBLD @PhilipJBoyes And the first tweet should say “picrolite’ not pictolite. Apologies for my dyspraxic thumbs…

@crewsproject @ShoniBLD @PhilipJBoyes ✨ bonus object ✨ This is a lead weight inscribed with the name and position of an officer who administered a Roman market. So basically, is this is an ancient Roman lanyard???