KIngston Down Brooch

The Kingston Down brooch dates from between 600 to 625 A.D. This is one of the finest Anglo-Saxon brooches ever … More

Views of York (2)

Horus was one of the most significant of the ancient Egyptian gods. He was usually depicted as a falcon headed … More

The cult of the goddess Bastet originated in lower Egypt and was centred around the city of Bubastis in the … More

This red breccia figure from the British Museum is of the Egyptian goddess Taweret. She is usually portrayed as a … More

All these examples are from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

When I was in Oxford recently I attended a series of lecture on Inscriptions from Aphrodisias. This was a city … More

Christchurch is probably the most famous college in Oxford. It is unique in that it is both a college of … More

When I was in Oxford recently I didn’t have time to look around the interior of the castle but here … More

The Ashmolean Museum in the centre of Oxford has the distinction of being the worlds first University Museum dating back … More