I saw this glass cup on display at the British Museum’s #SilkRoads exhibition in 2024, on loan from the Gyeongju National Museum in South Korea.
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I saw this glass cup on display at the British Museum’s #SilkRoads exhibition in 2024, on loan from the Gyeongju National Museum in South Korea.
Some absolute bangers here - 80s Uyghur, Tajik, Tatar etc music from the #SilkRoads
open.spotify.com/playlist/47G...
open.spotify.com/playlist/47G...
October 20, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Some absolute bangers here - 80s Uyghur, Tajik, Tatar etc music from the #SilkRoads
open.spotify.com/playlist/47G...
open.spotify.com/playlist/47G...
The Frank's Casket - spectacular early 8th century whales bone box probably made in Northumbria and in the ##SilkRoads exhibition in the British Museum
November 22, 2024 at 6:56 AM
The Frank's Casket - spectacular early 8th century whales bone box probably made in Northumbria and in the ##SilkRoads exhibition in the British Museum
Fabulous to see Rhynie highlighted as one of the key places in the #SilkRoads exhibition @northernpicts.bsky.social
#BritishMuseum
#BritishMuseum
November 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Fabulous to see Rhynie highlighted as one of the key places in the #SilkRoads exhibition @northernpicts.bsky.social
#BritishMuseum
#BritishMuseum
When was printing invented? 1200 years ago, Empress Shotoku commissioned 1 million wooden pagodas containing Buddhist mantras. 100,000 were distributed to 10 monasteries: these are some of the oldest printing from Japan-made 30 years after Bede's death. #Silkroads @britishmuseum
November 23, 2024 at 9:10 PM
When was printing invented? 1200 years ago, Empress Shotoku commissioned 1 million wooden pagodas containing Buddhist mantras. 100,000 were distributed to 10 monasteries: these are some of the oldest printing from Japan-made 30 years after Bede's death. #Silkroads @britishmuseum
A sensational cashmere Byzantine riding coat, radiocarbon dated to 450-550AD from Sheikh Ibada, Egypt, with some helpful instructions about how to wear it! #silkroads
November 24, 2024 at 3:37 PM
A sensational cashmere Byzantine riding coat, radiocarbon dated to 450-550AD from Sheikh Ibada, Egypt, with some helpful instructions about how to wear it! #silkroads
The silver vessel at the heart of the #GallowayHoard is on loan from National Museums Scotland to The British Museum's #SilkRoads.
Its Zoroastrian iconography, inc. fire altars, suggested a Sasanian origin (Goldberg et al.), now confirmed by elemental analysis (Kershaw et al.)!
📷 Annemarie Franz
Its Zoroastrian iconography, inc. fire altars, suggested a Sasanian origin (Goldberg et al.), now confirmed by elemental analysis (Kershaw et al.)!
📷 Annemarie Franz
November 28, 2024 at 4:29 PM
The silver vessel at the heart of the #GallowayHoard is on loan from National Museums Scotland to The British Museum's #SilkRoads.
Its Zoroastrian iconography, inc. fire altars, suggested a Sasanian origin (Goldberg et al.), now confirmed by elemental analysis (Kershaw et al.)!
📷 Annemarie Franz
Its Zoroastrian iconography, inc. fire altars, suggested a Sasanian origin (Goldberg et al.), now confirmed by elemental analysis (Kershaw et al.)!
📷 Annemarie Franz
Both of these gilded silver cups were used as containers for Viking Age hoards. The one from Balmaghie (left) was made in the area of modern day Iran and the Harrogate cup (right) is from Continental Europe. Their beautiful designs & utility were appreciated #medievalsky #museum #silkroads #vikings
February 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Both of these gilded silver cups were used as containers for Viking Age hoards. The one from Balmaghie (left) was made in the area of modern day Iran and the Harrogate cup (right) is from Continental Europe. Their beautiful designs & utility were appreciated #medievalsky #museum #silkroads #vikings
The Loulan Hermes is one of the most famous objects of the ancient #SilkRoads - and yet remarkably under-studied. My Oxford colleague @petercnstewart.bsky.social has now taken a fresh look - following clues scattered from Xinjiang to Roman Egypt 2/5
September 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The Loulan Hermes is one of the most famous objects of the ancient #SilkRoads - and yet remarkably under-studied. My Oxford colleague @petercnstewart.bsky.social has now taken a fresh look - following clues scattered from Xinjiang to Roman Egypt 2/5
🎬 The Sasanian silver vessel at the heart of the #GallowayHoard is on loan from National Museums Scotland to The British Museum's stunning #SilkRoads exhibition.
Images: Annemarie Franz
Video: Dr. Tom Horne
#Sasanian #Vikings #Archaeology #History #Museums
Images: Annemarie Franz
Video: Dr. Tom Horne
#Sasanian #Vikings #Archaeology #History #Museums
November 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
🎬 The Sasanian silver vessel at the heart of the #GallowayHoard is on loan from National Museums Scotland to The British Museum's stunning #SilkRoads exhibition.
Images: Annemarie Franz
Video: Dr. Tom Horne
#Sasanian #Vikings #Archaeology #History #Museums
Images: Annemarie Franz
Video: Dr. Tom Horne
#Sasanian #Vikings #Archaeology #History #Museums
Johannes Boehm and Thomas Chaney tracked nearly half a million coins from AD 325–950.
What they found is astonishing: the fall of Mediterranean trade, the rise of the Islamic world, and the economic rebalancing of Europe - all mapped through money.
#MonetaryHistory #SilkRoads #TradeNetworks
What they found is astonishing: the fall of Mediterranean trade, the rise of the Islamic world, and the economic rebalancing of Europe - all mapped through money.
#MonetaryHistory #SilkRoads #TradeNetworks
May 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Johannes Boehm and Thomas Chaney tracked nearly half a million coins from AD 325–950.
What they found is astonishing: the fall of Mediterranean trade, the rise of the Islamic world, and the economic rebalancing of Europe - all mapped through money.
#MonetaryHistory #SilkRoads #TradeNetworks
What they found is astonishing: the fall of Mediterranean trade, the rise of the Islamic world, and the economic rebalancing of Europe - all mapped through money.
#MonetaryHistory #SilkRoads #TradeNetworks
A mind-expanding #Silkroads conference with friends old and new and a long, long list of places and things I'm now desperate to see...
December 7, 2024 at 7:59 PM
A mind-expanding #Silkroads conference with friends old and new and a long, long list of places and things I'm now desperate to see...
“The goal is to die with memories, not dreams.”
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
#Uzbekistan #CentralAsia #SilkRoads
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
#Uzbekistan #CentralAsia #SilkRoads
January 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“The goal is to die with memories, not dreams.”
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
#Uzbekistan #CentralAsia #SilkRoads
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
#Uzbekistan #CentralAsia #SilkRoads
By 1293 the lion was in Venice. Was it brought by the Polo family from Kublai Khan’s court? Was it looted from Constantinople? How did it make it along the #SilkRoads? 3/5
September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
By 1293 the lion was in Venice. Was it brought by the Polo family from Kublai Khan’s court? Was it looted from Constantinople? How did it make it along the #SilkRoads? 3/5
A family visit to #silkroads at the British Museum last weekend...
November 23, 2024 at 6:59 PM
A family visit to #silkroads at the British Museum last weekend...
Favourite item from British Museum #SilkRoads exhibition. Coin of King Offa of Mercia (757-796 AD). Words Offa Rex stamped on an English copy of an Abbasid dinar from reign of Caliph al-Mansur. Muslim declaration of faith - the Shahadah-around edge of the coin's face
November 10, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Favourite item from British Museum #SilkRoads exhibition. Coin of King Offa of Mercia (757-796 AD). Words Offa Rex stamped on an English copy of an Abbasid dinar from reign of Caliph al-Mansur. Muslim declaration of faith - the Shahadah-around edge of the coin's face
My review of the sweeping #SilkRoads exhibition
@britishmuseum. Ends Feb 23rd. Worth catching.
@britishmuseum. Ends Feb 23rd. Worth catching.
@lesleydowner.bsky.social reviews the Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum, which aims to recreate the "irresistibly romantic" allure of the ancient trading route's history.
Read what she thought of it in Historia at historiamag.com/review-silk-roads-exhibition@lesleydowner.bsky.social
Read what she thought of it in Historia at historiamag.com/review-silk-roads-exhibition@lesleydowner.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM
My review of the sweeping #SilkRoads exhibition
@britishmuseum. Ends Feb 23rd. Worth catching.
@britishmuseum. Ends Feb 23rd. Worth catching.
Tricolour-glazed figurine of a #camel from #medieval #China. #sancai #chinesehistory #chineseculture #silkroads #arthistory #archeology #chinesestudies #animals
July 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Tricolour-glazed figurine of a #camel from #medieval #China. #sancai #chinesehistory #chineseculture #silkroads #arthistory #archeology #chinesestudies #animals
Consular diptych of Rufus Gennadius Probus Orestes, Rome 530AD; Sutton Hoo sceptre c. 600AD. When I first came across Rupert Bruce-Mitford's idea that the Sutton Hoo whetstone might be an East Anglia version of a late antique sceptre, it seemed far-fetched; now, I'm not so unconvinced! #silkroads
November 26, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Consular diptych of Rufus Gennadius Probus Orestes, Rome 530AD; Sutton Hoo sceptre c. 600AD. When I first came across Rupert Bruce-Mitford's idea that the Sutton Hoo whetstone might be an East Anglia version of a late antique sceptre, it seemed far-fetched; now, I'm not so unconvinced! #silkroads
For lovers and connoisseurs of #centralasia #silkroads #architecture #deeptravel #culture #antiquity #travelwriting #travelphotography #landscape #persianculture #turkicculture etc. etc., check out this wonderful site dedicated to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan!
#bskytravel
#bskytravel
We say a warm welcome to the #CentralAsia lovers to #BlueSky.
Feel free to enjoy this place to share, discuss & connect ideas. We will show you the credible landscapes of #Kyrgyzstan, #Uzbekistan & #Kazakhstan and people who are connected to these countries.
Feel free to like, follow & share.
Feel free to enjoy this place to share, discuss & connect ideas. We will show you the credible landscapes of #Kyrgyzstan, #Uzbekistan & #Kazakhstan and people who are connected to these countries.
Feel free to like, follow & share.
February 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
For lovers and connoisseurs of #centralasia #silkroads #architecture #deeptravel #culture #antiquity #travelwriting #travelphotography #landscape #persianculture #turkicculture etc. etc., check out this wonderful site dedicated to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan!
#bskytravel
#bskytravel
Saving the best until last... Galloway Hoard vessel on display in the #SilkRoads exhibition looking fabulous - representing the far north-west of the Silk Roads connection
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Saving the best until last... Galloway Hoard vessel on display in the #SilkRoads exhibition looking fabulous - representing the far north-west of the Silk Roads connection
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
Late night museum-ing… British Museum #SilkRoads
January 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Late night museum-ing… British Museum #SilkRoads
Christ (or an early Christian saint) depicted as a Bodhissattva, dating to the 800s, it was discovered in the Mogao Caves in China and demonstrates the wide cultural connections that existed in the period. On display in @britishmuseum Silk Roads exhibition #silkroads #ancientchina #earlychristianity
February 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Christ (or an early Christian saint) depicted as a Bodhissattva, dating to the 800s, it was discovered in the Mogao Caves in China and demonstrates the wide cultural connections that existed in the period. On display in @britishmuseum Silk Roads exhibition #silkroads #ancientchina #earlychristianity
I love medieval mappa mundae as they reveal how the world was perceived as much as how it looked. This photo is upside down (taken from the back of the case away from the crowd) which is more familiar orientation. Britain and Ireland are blobs near the margin #maps #medievalsky #silkroads
February 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I love medieval mappa mundae as they reveal how the world was perceived as much as how it looked. This photo is upside down (taken from the back of the case away from the crowd) which is more familiar orientation. Britain and Ireland are blobs near the margin #maps #medievalsky #silkroads
For those who came to hear me talk with the brilliant @helencarr.bsky.social this eve at the British Museum (and for those who didn't/couldn't) here's the #SilkRoads Central Asian 80s playlist.
Enjoy !
open.spotify.com/playlist/2IN...
Enjoy !
open.spotify.com/playlist/2IN...
Synthesising the Silk Roads
Playlist · Peter Frankopan · 15 items · 1 saves
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:07 PM
For those who came to hear me talk with the brilliant @helencarr.bsky.social this eve at the British Museum (and for those who didn't/couldn't) here's the #SilkRoads Central Asian 80s playlist.
Enjoy !
open.spotify.com/playlist/2IN...
Enjoy !
open.spotify.com/playlist/2IN...