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Fijne kerst allemaal! Robert Martineau (1826-1869) schilderde het mooie 'The poor Actress's Christmas Dinner' @AshmoleanMuseum: https://t.co/fcT8yl8C1P #OxAdvent
Day 14 of our wonderful #AdventCalendar is here, and the theme might make you instinctively say 'yuk!' but we intend planning to change your mind... Discover how at https://t.co/bEljSMmK5i #oxadvent #recipes
@DailyInfoOxford @CORNERSTONEfun I’d love to be in with a chance to win a trip to the panto. As I said if I won I’d take my mum as well as my son and my niece too if she doesn’t feel too old for it now. #ThePiedPiper #Didcot #OxAdvent
Still time to #win a pair of #free tickets to #openingnight (18th Dec) of @JerseyBoysUK @NewTheatreOx with our #AdventCalendar! Find out about today's #oxadvent giveaway (plus others from this week!) at https://t.co/3Yd9F7QWcj #JerseyBoys #excited
The Alfred Jewel is a masterpiece of goldsmith's work formed around a tear-shaped slice of rock crystal. The jewel is connected with King Alfred the Great (r. 871–899) making it among the most significant of royal relics: https://t.co/TEwvBMBaNj @AshmoleanMuseum #OxAdvent
A Robert Martineau painting entitled 'The poor Actress's Christmas Dinner'. A number of Martineau's paintings were bequeathed to the @AshmoleanMuseum , where this one can be found: https://t.co/vSOeCYmD3x #OxAdvent
This depiction of Winged Nike on a ceramic oinochoe is attributed to the Calliope painter, circa 5th century BC. Oinochoe, comes from Ancient Greek oînos, or wine, and khéō, "I pour", is a key form of ancient greek pottery: https://t.co/1NfokLgISP @AshmoleanMuseum #OxAdvent
Shûhô was an Edo period painter trained in the style of the Kano school, which often emphasised bright colours and firm outlines for large panel works. This depiction of a bear cub in the snow can be found nestled inside the @AshmoleanMuseum: https://t.co/gYeE7JD0P4 #OxAdvent
The yuki daruma, by Japanese carver Masahiro, is a version of a traditional Japanese Daruma; a hollow, round doll modelled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition and Buddhism. This ivory figurine can be found at the@AshmoleanMuseum: https://t.co/zKFVubHGty #OxAdvent
This snowy scene is Fujikawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road by Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840–1842. Did you know Van Gogh was an avid collector of Japanese woodblock art? https://t.co/rrcePZiIAZ @AshmoleanMuseum #OxAdvent
Santa Claus's Reindeer were first named in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in 1823 - Rudolph was added by an American retail group in 1939. This watercolour copy by A W Franks of a decorative medieval paving tile resides in @AshmoleanMuseum https://t.co/rhCskW0Le4 #OxAdvent
Angels played an important role in the traditional Christmas story. This piece was a preparatory drawing by Raphael for the mosaics of the Chigi Chapel in Rome, and was intended to be the angel above the head of Jupiter: https://t.co/6JOYs0Mauh @AshmoleanMuseum #OxAdvent
This (little) donkey features on a copy of a wall painting found in private tomb of Khnumhotep III. The original painting was reproduced by Nina Davies, a British Archaeological illustrator, and can be found at the @AshmoleanMuseum: https://t.co/EKDF2OPldw #OxAdvent
Next up in our Christmas countdown is this 1992 multiblock woodblock print, called The Revolving Moon, is by Liu Chunjie. Staff at the @AshmoleanMuseum particularly like this piece as it reminds them of a scene from the North Pole! https://t.co/v3VI5LX6fL #OxAdvent
This Iranian star tile with vegetal and calligraphic decoration dates back to c. 1262. This tile was originally part of Imamzadeh Yahya, the tomb an Imamzadeh in Varamin. Embark on the @AshmoleanMuseum Islamic Ceramics trail to explore more: https://t.co/xDNdzet18q #OxAdvent
#ThursdayThoughts: What could this fantastic plastic Christmas contraption be? Head to @Pitt_Rivers to find out whether your guess is correct! https://t.co/9wf5UhUeQG #OxAdvent
This model reindeer, probably from Lapland, is pulling a Saami sledge that was usually used for a passenger and was called a 'pulkke' or 'pulka'. Read more about it, or visit @Pitt_Rivers to see the real thing! https://t.co/xnVtnmnESJ #OxAdvent
Could ancient bones suggest #Santa was real? New @UniofOxford research has revealed that bones long venerated as relics of the saint, do in fact date from the right historical period: https://t.co/lkxG2uAkAU #OxAdvent
This wooden writing box was "Presented to Miss S U Powys by the members of Bournemouth Central Working Men's Club, Christmas 1877". Find out more about this present, which resides in @Pitt_Rivers, here: https://t.co/Ul4MvDbEGc #OxAdvent
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