Lion Statue
On whether there were ever lions in Egypt. Today, there are no lions roaming wild in north Africa, but evidence from ancient Egypt suggests that lions...
Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection
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Ever since it was founded in 1683, the Ashmolean Museum has been a place where academics and researchers come to study and be inspired by the collections. Take a closer look at the Ashmolean's hidden treasures from the viewpoint of the experts. Academics from across the University of Oxford have chosen an object that relates to their research, revealing a whole world of ideas behind a single artefact. We hope that these specially curated podcasts, created by some of the University of Oxford's greatest minds, will encourage you to seek out your own hidden treasure in our vast collection. Visit the Ashmolean collection and look out for the purple podcast leaflet and signage in the gallery to find the associated objects. We are enormously grateful to Professor Raymond Dwek, CBE, FRS for his generous support of this new podcast project.
Henry VIII Renaissance Medal
On Henry VIII and the Founding of the Church of England Minted at London in 1545, this medal shows a bust of Henry VIII, with inscriptions in Hebrew a...
Meissen porcelain chocolate cup and tea bowl
On arranged marriages among royalty. How does porcelain represent a royal marriage? When Maria Amalia of Saxony married Carlo, King of the Two Sicilie...
Arab robe worn by T. E. Lawrence
On Lawrence of Arabia and wearing Arab robes. T. E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia was infamous for his scruffy appearance when in the British Khaki ...
Silver-gilt carriage clock
This travelling calendar carriage clock dates to 1747–1823. Why would such a clock need to have both lunar and sun time represented on it? With Profes...
Ennui by Walter Richard Sickert
On Viginia Woolf's interpretation of Walter Sickert's painting of Ennui. Virginia Woolf, the famous author, wrote an essay 'Walter Sickert: a conversa...
Mummified Child
On growing up and dying in ancient and modern populations. What can we learn about the lives of ancient populations and how does this compare to moder...
Carved Stone Ball
We still do not know why these stone balls were created. They date to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, between 3200 and 1500 BC. They are made ...
Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus by Édouard Manet
Are Eastern Art and Western Art basically the same, and what is painting for? On Édouard Manet, Cézanne and their similarity to Chinese paintings. Wit...
Tombstone of a Muslim girl
On what were people’s feelings about death and the dead in North Africa a thousand years ago? What does this tombstone tell us? With Professor Julia B...