@unsissel.bsky.social
Religious studies professor @University of Bergen, studying religion in Late Antiquity, Lego, pop culture and public schools. https://www4.uib.no/en/find-employees/Sissel.Undheim
South Park went after CBS and Paramount too.
24.07.2025 04:23 β π 4841 π 1273 π¬ 73 π 142
Oooh, there's even a Vesta! And now that I had just decided to not do yet another reception paper π₯
Thank you for sharing!
A model walks down a runway wearing an elaborate black strapless gown with ornate gold embroidery and decorative motifs. The dress features classical architectural imagery including the Pantheon, along with coin portraits and intricate baroque-style patterns. Sheβs wearing a statement gold collar necklace and has her dark hair pulled back. The runway show is taking place in an Italian piazza with classical stone architecture visible in the background. Seated spectators line both sides of the runway. The image has βTERENZIAβ credited at the bottom.ββββββββββββββββ
SHOCKED AND DISMAYED THAT NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS. #ClassicsBluesky
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My photo taken in 2023 shows a black and white mosaic in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus at Pompeii depicting a chained black dog crouching in front of an open door. The dog wears a red studded collar. It looks alert, with its mouth open to show a red tongue and teeth. The mosaic door to which the dog is chained is decorated with a spear and a shield, and the mosaic door which is ajar is decorated with a double axe head. A partial view of the atrium of the house can be seen from the entrance passage.
A very good boy guarding his family home for 2,000 years! πΎ
Roman mosaic in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus, Pompeii.
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#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
A gold band alabastron, with irregular bands of colored glass (cobalt blue, green, white, and black) snaking across the surface of this elegant vessel. The opulent gold bands are in fact gold leaf sandwiched between layers of colorless glass. Gold band glass was a luxury ware and this alabastron, or perfume flask, would have been owned by a prosperous Roman woman. The term alabastron comes from alabaster, the material from which containers of this shape, used for perfume and scented oil, were originally made in Egypt. In the Roman Empire, the use of gold band glass was initially limited to the creation of alabastra, but the medium was gradually adapted for the creation of a variety of other shapes.
Honestly, I can never get enough of ancient glass. The vibrant colors, clever forms, and even the use of gold. This alabastron (perfume or scented oil flask) has swirls of gold between bands of colored glass. 1/ πΊ
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it's here! it's here! @vox-magica.bsky.social's amazing new Element in Religion in Late Antiquity is live and β‘freeβ‘ to download for the next two weeks! get it!
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PhD-position in Religious Studies/Indigenous Studies in TromsΓΈ. #AcRel #religiousstudies
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late antiquity nerds!
@vox-magica.bsky.social's awesome new Element is scheduled to drop *this week* so bookmark now so you can get your ~free~ download when it hits!
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PhD-position in Religious Studies/Indigenous Studies in TromsΓΈ. #AcRel #religiousstudies
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
What will you be reading this weekend? #weekend #weekendreads #tbr #booksky #booklovers #readers #fyp #books
27.06.2025 10:08 β π 101 π 15 π¬ 14 π 0
A pair of gold earrings, part of the 'Bastis Gold' treasure. Each earring has a floral disk - on the back of which is a hook - from which an Erote is suspended. The laughing winged Erotes carry torches, perhaps symbolizing ardent desire and burning love. Tremendous details in the face, fingers and toes - the Erotes also mirror one another. Greek, Hellenistic, late 4th-3rd century BCE. width of a: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) width of b: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm) Met Museum, New York (1995.539.8a, b)
Two extremely fine Hellenistic gold earrings depicting laughing winged Erotes holding torches. In this context (as opposed to funereal), this metaphor is almost certainly meant to symbolize ardent desire and burning love. Incredible details - look at the toes! πΊ 1/
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Two gold earrings, the finials are shaped like bull heads, with intricate detailing and coiled lower sections. Red gemstone set in the forehead of the animals. The earrings are displayed against a dark background.
A pair of gold bull head earrings, decorated with granulation, filigree and garnets. Dating late 4th century BC.
Hoops formed of wound wire with animal-head finials were a very popular type of earring during the #Hellenistic period.
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On display at Landesmuseum WΓΌrttemberg πΊ
Sign on storefront. "Due to recent events theology books are no longer permitted on the patio"
lol what happened here
22.06.2025 18:33 β π 6497 π 1070 π¬ 184 π 210
Chapel of San Zeno in S. Prassede in Rome.
Chapel of San Zeno in S. Prassede in Rome.
Chapel of San Zeno in S. Prassede in Rome.
Chapel of San Zeno in S. Prassede in Rome.
For #MosaicMonday we are in the tiny and exquisite Chapel of San Zeno in S. Prassede in Rome.
One of my go-to places in Rome - a beautiful late 8th / early 9th century church.
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23.06.2025 12:18 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Om humaniora og Solbergs kunnskapsforakt:
"I en tid hvor autoritΓ¦re styresett fortsetter Γ₯ true minoriteters rettigheter minner Spivak oss pΓ₯ hvor viktig humanistisk forskning har vΓ¦rt β og er β for frihetsbevegelser verden over, som kvinnekamp, skeives rettigheter og urfolksgrupper."
Will reading become obsolete? How A.I. could transform our relationship to the written word.
20.06.2025 17:46 β π 937 π 256 π¬ 493 π 251Avengers assemble! Our paper on gods and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out! β‘β‘β‘
Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors:
@baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! πππ₯°
Donβt know if folks saw these CFPs from a new religion and pop culture series @davidfeltmate.bsky.social is editing, but check them out!
19.06.2025 19:30 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1Lol. Seems the polychrome version of the Torlonia relief qualifies as "adult content" π
19.06.2025 18:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Torlonia relief in colors. Recreation projected at the exhibition Ostia. Gateway to Rome. Vapriikki museum, Tampere. https://www.vapriikki.fi/en/exhibition/ostia-gateway-to-rome/
I saw an exhibition in Tampere (Finland) in 2019 where they projected a recreation of the colors on a copy. I love to show this to the students, but I always wish I had brought a better camera.
19.06.2025 12:52 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
Image description, modified from Ostia-Antica.org: the relief depicts waves which carry two ships. In the top left corner is a female figure. She holds a cornucopiae in her left hand and a wreath in her right hand. On her head is a lighthouse similar to other depictions of the lighthouse of Portus, suggesting that the figure is the personification (Genius) of Portus. To the right of the figure flies an eagle with outstretched wings. With his claws he holds a wreath. Further to the right, is the lighthouse of Portus. On the third upper floor of the lighthouse is a male, naked (bearded?) figure. Further to the right is a male figure standing on a square pedestal, facing left. With his left hand he holds a cornucopiae. With his right hand he holds a wreath over the head of the figure standing on the lighthouse. A cargo ship occupies most of the left half of the relief. Romulus and Remus can be seen suckled by the she-wolf, facing left and right respectively. On top of the main mast is a winged Victoria.
A drawing of the relief after restoration, with indication of the traces of paint. Drawing: Fondazione Torlonia.
The stunning βTorloniaβ relief was found in 1863. The relief depicts the harbour of Portus and is thought to date to the late C2nd or early C3rd CE due to the identification of the hairstyle of the woman at the altar in the left ship.
#AncientRome #ReliefWednesday #AncientBlueskyπΊ
The Torlonia relief in colors. Recreation projected at the exhibition Ostia. Gateway to Rome. Vapriikki museum, Tampere. https://www.vapriikki.fi/en/exhibition/ostia-gateway-to-rome/
I saw an exhibition in Tampere (Finland) in 2019 where they projected a recreation of the colors on a copy. I love to show this to the students, but I always wish I had brought a better camera.
19.06.2025 12:52 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
βindivid. sources would fade yet further into the background, as users trust tools like NotebookLM to offer cogent-seeming summaries of enormous troves of texts w/o much attention to their origins or agendas.β
NB: You canβt write good history w/o deep, factual context & empathy. AI has neither π π
Love love love this #epigraphy display at Leiden showing the colours and decorations on an altar to Jupiter.
14.06.2025 08:54 β π 76 π 15 π¬ 2 π 1
