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![The painted mummy portrait depicts a young man with a light mustache and loose, curly hair. His name, Herakleides, has been written above his toes facing up towards his face. Some areas of the portrait – such as the background, the wreath around his head, and the decorative square surrounding the panel – have been enhanced with gilding, added after it was bound in the linen wrappings. Belonging to a small group of mummies wrapped in shrouds painted red (a color associated with life and regeneration in Egyptian religion), this one is decorated along the length of the body with religious figures connected with Egyptian funerary rites. They include Osiris, Horus, and a winged goddess combining the identities of Nut, Nephthys, and Isis. One depicts an ibis; a CAT scan has revealed a mummified ibis inside the mummy wrappings, suggesting that Herakleides may have been associated with the Egyptian god Thoth, and therefore possibly a priest, scribe or worshipper.
Painted on the footcase: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΗΣΘΕΡΜΟΥ "Herakleides, the son of [the lady] Thermouthis (or Thermoutharion)" (after Corcoran and Svoboda 2010, with further discussion). The second portion of the text had been undecipherable until viewed under infra-red light.
Romano-Egyptian
ca. 120-140 CE
Findspot: unknown (likely the Hawara area?)
Human and bird remains; linen, pigment, beeswax and wood
Getty Villa Museum, Malibu, California (91.AP.6)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4gvknr7shvnikz4ymbtf7wye/bafkreiextr25qbiz76nznrjvm6ruxosuwotjxywkdpkqco2jbwrfhrudr4)
The painted mummy portrait depicts a young man with a light mustache and loose, curly hair. His name, Herakleides, has been written above his toes facing up towards his face. Some areas of the portrait – such as the background, the wreath around his head, and the decorative square surrounding the panel – have been enhanced with gilding, added after it was bound in the linen wrappings. Belonging to a small group of mummies wrapped in shrouds painted red (a color associated with life and regeneration in Egyptian religion), this one is decorated along the length of the body with religious figures connected with Egyptian funerary rites. They include Osiris, Horus, and a winged goddess combining the identities of Nut, Nephthys, and Isis. One depicts an ibis; a CAT scan has revealed a mummified ibis inside the mummy wrappings, suggesting that Herakleides may have been associated with the Egyptian god Thoth, and therefore possibly a priest, scribe or worshipper. Painted on the footcase: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΗΣΘΕΡΜΟΥ "Herakleides, the son of [the lady] Thermouthis (or Thermoutharion)" (after Corcoran and Svoboda 2010, with further discussion). The second portion of the text had been undecipherable until viewed under infra-red light. Romano-Egyptian ca. 120-140 CE Findspot: unknown (likely the Hawara area?) Human and bird remains; linen, pigment, beeswax and wood Getty Villa Museum, Malibu, California (91.AP.6)
The woman's portrait is painted in encaustic - hot pigmented wax - on limewood. Her turban-like hairstyle, clothes, and jewelery (gold and pearl drop earrings and large pearl necklace) are inspired by contemporary Roman court fashions from the end of the Hadrianic era, to perhaps the beginning of the reign of Antoninus Pius. She seems quite young, and has a sweet smile, which must have broken the hearts of her family when they saw the portrait (which probably would have been created close to or after death). There's a very unfortunate burn in the center of the face, which I've seen once before when 19th century chemicals reacted badly with heat, and I'd read that Flinders Petrie, who excavated this mummy, had performed some 'field surgery' on these portraits, pouring hot wax over the portraits to seal them before ... well, probably before they wound up like the middle of this portrait. Petrie’s own field notes from 1888 describe it as in ‘a perfect state’, with no mention of this burn. Romano-Egyptian From the cemetery at Hawara, Fayum, about 130-140 CE Flinders Petrie excavations Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. AN1888.832)
Other examples of intact Romano-Egyptian mummy portraits are shown below.
The mummy on the left is in a rare red shroud with gilded religious funerary figures. #GettyVilla
The mummy of the young woman on the right has linen diamonds gold studs. #AshmoleanMuseum 🏺 3/
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🌹 #InBloom #Review – this rip-roaring #history of #botanical adventurers disturbs and delights
#AshmoleanMuseum, #Oxford
#Science and obsession collide in this aromatic history of #plants and pioneers
#Art #Culture #Nature
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#cuadrodeldía Cabeza de bacante, 1903 (Annie #LouisaSwynnerton 1844-1933) #AshmoleanMuseum Oxford #art Primera mujer elegida miembro de la Real Academia británica de Artes, en 1922. Su obra tiene tintes neoclásicos, prerrafaelitas e impresionistas #FelizSábado #SemanaDeLaMujer
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Sketch detail version of Ribera´s "Saint Sebastian", c. 1620/1622
Sketch version of Ribera´s "Saint Sebastian", c. 1620/1622
"Saint Sebastian"
Ribera (José/Jusepe de Ribera/Lo Spagnoletto), c. 1620/1622
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
8.25 x 5 in (21,59 x 12,7 cm)
Soultip ink metal marker on plain 70 G/M² sketchbook paper
08/06/24
#pandemicmasters #ribera #ashmoleanmuseum
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That day, three years ago, when I struggled to get close to that famed picture of Doctor John Dee, advisor, alchemist and angel-chaser to Queen Elizabeth Tudor.
#AshmoleanMuseum #Art #Portrait
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The #ashmoleanMuseum for a very nice day out ;)
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Yesterday I went on a road trip to visit @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social Oxford to see the @radiohead.bsky.social - This Is What You Get exhibition
It was absolutely incredible and I highly recommend it
#radiohead #ashmoleanmuseum #thomyorke #stanleydonwood #oxford
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Direktor Xa Sturgis gibt persönliche Einblicke in Highlights des Ashmolean Museum in Oxford – darunter eine Raffael-Zeichnung und das Alfred-Juwel. Jedes Stück erzählt seine eigene Geschichte.
youtu.be/F3NyuYfHTRc
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14th century floor tiles from Godstow Nunnery in Oxfordshire - a Benedictine house founded in around 1133. The tiles are now part of the collections at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #AshmoleanMuseum
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#OTD #TDIH #July13, 1903: #BOTD: #HBD #KennethClark! #ArtHistorians #Authors #MuseumDirectors #Broadcasters #RenaissanceArt #AshmoleanMuseum #NationalGallery #SladeProfessorsOfFineArt #ITA #ITV #CivilisationTVSeries #ComedySky
youtu.be/o9mQAU09RfU?...
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2pm TODAY on @SkyArts
Camille Pissarro: The Father of Impressionism
A profie of the Franco-Danish artist, going behind the scenes at a retrospective of his work at the #AshmoleanMuseum Oxford in 2022
#CamillePissarro #Pissarro
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On June 6, 1683—342 yrs ago today—the Ashmolean Museum opened in Oxford! The world’s first university museum started a cultural legacy. More at unchartedpast.com! #OnThisDay #AshmoleanMuseum #BritishHistory
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I loved having a wander around Oxford yesterday! I hadn’t been in far too many years but after reading The Dictionary of Lost Things by Pip Williams & The Eights by @JoannaMAuthor I felt as if I knew the place 💕
#writingcommunity #amreading #oxford #ashmoleanmuseum #authorlife
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"Acquisitiveness was his master passion." (Richard Garnett)
🎨 #EliasAshmole, English antiquarian, politician, student of alchemy, and collector (bequeathed collection to the #AshmoleanMuseum), was #BOTD 23 May 1617.
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🏛️ Reconstructing the 1936 BSA Exhibition
📅 28 May 2025 | 🕙 10 AM - 5 PM
📍 Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum
#BSAExhibition #AshmoleanMuseum #MuseumStudies #Archaeology #ArchivalResearch #CulturalHeritage #Knossos #Mycenae #PreWarMuseums #DigitalHumanities #BritishSchoolAtAthens
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Did you go anywhere fun this weekend? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #Oxford #Oxfordshire #travel #hostel #AshmoleanMuseum #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordUniversity #citybreak #weekendaway #CentralBackpackers
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Where did you visit this weekend? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #Oxford #Oxfordshire #travel #citybreak #weekendaway #hostel #CentralBackpackers #ashmoleanmuseum #pittriversmuseum #oxforduniversity
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Another weekend, another trip away? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #centralbackpackers #Oxford #Oxfordshire #travel #hostel #PittRiversMuseum #AshmoleanMuseum #OxfordUniversity #OrielCollege #RadcliffeCamera #BodelianLibrary #SheldonianTheatre
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Thinking of seeing #Oxford this weekend? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #CentralBackpackers #Oxfordshire #travel #hostel #OxfordUniversity #AshmoleanMuseum #PittRiversMuseum #citybreak #weekendaway
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Have you ever seen the dreaming spires of #Oxford? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #CentralBackpackers #Oxfordshire #travel #citybreak #weekendaway #ashmoleanmuseum #pittriversmuseum #OxfordUniversity #hostel
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What to see and where to stay in #Oxford. youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #CentralBackpackers #Oxfordshire #travel #citybreak #weekendaway #hostel #AshmoleanMuseum #PittRiversMuseum
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Where's a great place to stay in #Oxford? #CentralBackpackers youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #Oxfordshire #travel #OxfordUniversity #citybreak #weekendaway #AshmoleanMuseum #PittRiversMuseum
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Have you ever been to #Oxford? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #CentralBackpackers #travel #Oxfordshire #weekendaway #citytravel #hostel #ashmoleanmuseum #pittriversmuseum
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A heartfelt thank you to the photography teams at the #AshmoleanMuseum, #BodleianLibraries, and The #PittRiversMuseum for hosting the #AHFAP workshop and taking the time to show us around.
It was a real pleasure to meet colleagues from across the sector and to gain a glimpse into your work. 💕
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Looking for a great place for a weekend, somewhere to stay? youtu.be/xAO3DCfZ6JU?... #CentralBackpackersOxford #Oxford #Oxfordshire #travel #weekendaway #citybreak #pittriversmuseum #ashmoleanmuseum
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