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Graham Taylor

@pottedhistory.bsky.social

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Potted History: Ancient maker of replica ancient pottery, shaper of clay, builder of kilns, maker of tools, Experimental archaeology: Ceramic Technology. Prehistory Neolithic, Bronze-Age, Iron-Age, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Mediaeval.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 4d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Kayt Hawkins @kayth.bsky.social · 1d

Back to the sherdface after a spell of writting, how about these for some rsther lovely, if fragmentary, late Iron Age, grog-tempered pedestal jar 'trumpet' bases! #pottery 🏺

Joining sherds of a grog-tempered late Iron Age pedestal jar base, known as a trumpet base due its hollow high foot. This base has two decorative cordons.

Single sherd from a grog-tempered late Iron Age pedestal jar base, known as a trumpet base due its hollow high foot.

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 23h

A bit like this?

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Nice one!

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Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 1d

Quick - we need an empty pot in case of a bowl movement…
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Frankie Howerd as Lurcio looking surprised - carrying a [replica by Potted History] Samianware bowl containing fruit.

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Northumberart @northumberart.bsky.social · 3d

My potter husband @pottedhistory.bsky.social has a replica Roman kiln at Vindolanda, which he fires periodically. So we've often had cause to visit that section of The Wall.

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 6d

Yea, but people forget! It needs to be repeated again and again. Especially when they start promising to model themselves on the ramblings of a convicte felon on the other side of the Atlantic.

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 6d

🤣🤣🤣

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Vanessa Christman @veeelcee.bsky.social · 6d

New tablet main character just dropped à la Ea Nassir: Lamassi’s Useless Husband. #archaeology 🏺

A cuneiform tablet, from around 4000 years ago, inscribed by an Assyrian woman named Lamassi, responding to her useless husband after her criticized her weaving by saying that he didn’t love the fabric she used. She responded in this tablet by saying “who is this man who lives in your house and who is criticizing the textiles when they get to him”. I feel like he got off easy.

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 6d

The Tories pledge to go full blown Facist!! BBC News - Tories pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Conservatives pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan

The party unveils new policies on illegal migration as its annual conference begins in Manchester.

www.bbc.com

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 8d

This is a zhènmùshòu (镇墓兽), or tomb guardian, from Tang Dynasty (AD 618–907) China. Placed in tombs, their ferocious expressions and hybrid animal features were designed to defend the deceased from malevolent spirits.

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📷 Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.118.1

🏺 #Archaeology

Colourfully-glazed (green, blue, brown & white) earthenware sculpture of a lion-like hybrid animal with a fierce expression and many horns protruding from its body.

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 10d

And I meant to tag @pottedhistory.bsky.social on this!

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 10d

One of my favourites!

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 15d

"Our opposition and upset over Jimmy Kimmel being taken off air have led to Kimmel coming back. Let's organize that much noise for reporters like Mario Guevara detained (despite being here legally) for filming police and ICE." www.commondreams.org/news/mario-g...

Can Public Outrage and Protest Save Journalist Mario Guevara Like It Did Jimmy Kimmel? | Common Dreams

Mario Guevara's legal team wants a federal judge to free the Salvadoran journalist, who faces "imminent" deportation from the United States after being arrested while covering a June "No Kings" prot...

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 11d

Yea, looks like! Mass production of toys 🙂

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13d

THE HILL
Opinion
Opinion - Kamala's newest lie:
Trump will send the army after you
Derek Hunter, Opinion Contributor
Wed, October 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT • 4 min read

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Sapinuwa @sapinuwa.bsky.social · 17d

Oedipus with the sphinx, from Vulci, now in Vatican
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Inside a red figures black kylix a man with a hat and a cloak is listening to the mythological creature on a column

Attic red-figured kylix (cup)
Inside: Oedipus, in wayfarer's clothing, listening to the question asked him by the sphynx
Outside: satirical farce
From Vulci
The Oedipus Painter (name-vase)
470-460 В.С.

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Sapinuwa @sapinuwa.bsky.social · 17d

"It's MY bunny!"
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In Musei Vaticani

Outer surface of a kylix on which men seem to fail to share a bunny.
Attic white-ground red-figured kylix (cup)
Inside: the white-ground was prepared for a polychrome unmade decoration, of which survives part of the drawning (not much visible with the naked eye): winged Eos carrying Kephalos away in her arms (inscriptions)
Outside: gymnasium scene with men, youths and boys From Vulci
The Brygos Painter
About 480 B.C

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Northumberart @northumberart.bsky.social · 19d

I've just had a delicious Sunday lunch with @pottedhistory.bsky.social , @potsofhistory.bsky.social and a guest- at Rothbury's Bewicks Restaurant. Now back at work remerchandising the gallery.

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Northumberart @northumberart.bsky.social · 18d

For my birthday @pottedhistory.bsky.social and I enjoyed trip back to the 1950s, courtesy of @beamishmuseum.bsky.social Fish and chip lunch, frothy coffee, exploring the toy and record shops and more. Each exhibit bringing back childhood memories- from mangles to finger shearing playground equipment

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18d

BREAKING: IN DEFIANCE OF TRUMP, DISNEY WILL RETURN JIMMY KIMMEL TO AIR STARTING TOMORROW. www.nbcnews.com/business/med...

Jimmy Kimmel's show returning on Tuesday, ABC announces

The network pulled the show after the Federal Communications Commission chair threatened to revoke ABC affiliate licenses after the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's death.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18d

Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 20d

This Etruscan guttus - a vessel used to store and pour liquids in small amounts, or to refill oil lamps - is shaped like an elephant. It may have been inspired by the elephants first seen in Italy during the invasions of Pyrrhus and of Hannibal of Carthage in the 3rd c. BCE. 🏺

300-200 BCE.

Black-glazed vessel shaped like an African elephant. There is a refill mouth on its back, and the upraised trunk is the pouring spout. A handle is on the other side.

Etruscan, from Etruria, Italy, 300-200 BCE. British Museum (1849,0620.4)

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Northumberart @northumberart.bsky.social · 21d

For anyone who enjoys a good read and a history based novel try "Jeopardy: 1066; Three Queens, One Throne - and a Poet"
by Kathleen Jones. It's newly available for preorder. I've already ordered mine. Kathy is @pottedhistory.bsky.social 's cousin and they share a love of history and ancient sites.

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · 21d

Happy Friday to our fellow #FindsFriday enthusiasts! 🏺

This week has left us feeling like this 18th c. BCE Syrian figurine...

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