October 29, 2011

  • Sarcophagus of the Moment

    Speaking of the Met (see next post), one of the things my spiders regularly drag back from the interwebs is a sarcophagus photo of some sort, usually from the Met, but sometimes from the Walters. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with these (since they are usually quite interesting) and so I’ll…

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  • Also Seen: Roman Housing

    The Met has added another Roman-related ‘thematic essay’ to its Heilbrun Timeline of Art History: Roman Housing

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  • I thought I’d mentioned this a few months ago when it first appeared in the Guardian (but maybe I just mentioned it on facebook or twitter) … whatever the case, Flavorwire has reprised (sort of) the Guardian‘s bit, but includes a slideshow of all the photos … not sure any of them really ‘catch my…

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  • This is one I’ve been sitting on waiting for some coverage in English to share …  Adrian Murdoch (via his blog) and Lindsay Powell (via facebook)  first made us aware of German coverage of what is surely a spectacular find that will keep archaeologists busy for years … this a.m. we are getting some brief…

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