dustshoveller.bsky.social
Archivist, Historian and Author of The Day Parliament Burned Down and National Treasures. #RCEWA member. Secretary to Council at Girton College, Cambridge. TLDR: PenPusher.
👤 Joined on 02 November 2023
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@dustshoveller.bsky.socialWonderful ancient Egyptian lion, from the Middle Kingdom, painted on the walls of a tomb in the Valley of the Nobles. #egyptiananimals - and they clearly knew exactly what a lion looked like. I saw him this morning. Wonderful!
Show PostEven after a week in Egypt, the contrast between the Nile valley and the adjacent desert is absolutely startling.
Show PostOf all the stone birds and animals I have seen this week, I think this handsome and sacred baboon is my favourite.
Show PostVery pleased to encounter this very handsome fellow enjoying summer Cambridge.
Show PostAnd another one @dustshoveller.bsky.social , in the display associated with their excellent London in the Second World War exhibition @thelondonarchives.bsky.social
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