Matt Bunker
@medicusmatt.bsky.social
A gentleman antiquarian much in need of a patron.
The best thing about having an artefact in your hands is being able to turn it around & look at it from all angles.
This view of the base of the Cricklade pommel cap allows us to see that the gold filigree decoration was applied to a thin gold outer sheath that covered the copper alloy cap beneath.
This view of the base of the Cricklade pommel cap allows us to see that the gold filigree decoration was applied to a thin gold outer sheath that covered the copper alloy cap beneath.
October 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The best thing about having an artefact in your hands is being able to turn it around & look at it from all angles.
This view of the base of the Cricklade pommel cap allows us to see that the gold filigree decoration was applied to a thin gold outer sheath that covered the copper alloy cap beneath.
This view of the base of the Cricklade pommel cap allows us to see that the gold filigree decoration was applied to a thin gold outer sheath that covered the copper alloy cap beneath.
Gig night last night at the Jam Jar in Bristol with the mighty @joquailcello.bsky.social
As beautiful and powerful in this tiny space as she is in huge concert halls.
Support from local act "Dead Space Chamber Music".
As beautiful and powerful in this tiny space as she is in huge concert halls.
Support from local act "Dead Space Chamber Music".
September 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Gig night last night at the Jam Jar in Bristol with the mighty @joquailcello.bsky.social
As beautiful and powerful in this tiny space as she is in huge concert halls.
Support from local act "Dead Space Chamber Music".
As beautiful and powerful in this tiny space as she is in huge concert halls.
Support from local act "Dead Space Chamber Music".
There's been a lot of coverage of the Bromeswell bucket over the last couple of days but this is THE best headline by a country mile (from The Sun.. obviously)
"Infamous ‘Bucket of Death’ artefact was stuffed with remains of ‘dead VIP’ in bombshell Anglo Saxon Sutton Hoo discovery"!
😂
"Infamous ‘Bucket of Death’ artefact was stuffed with remains of ‘dead VIP’ in bombshell Anglo Saxon Sutton Hoo discovery"!
😂
May 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There's been a lot of coverage of the Bromeswell bucket over the last couple of days but this is THE best headline by a country mile (from The Sun.. obviously)
"Infamous ‘Bucket of Death’ artefact was stuffed with remains of ‘dead VIP’ in bombshell Anglo Saxon Sutton Hoo discovery"!
😂
"Infamous ‘Bucket of Death’ artefact was stuffed with remains of ‘dead VIP’ in bombshell Anglo Saxon Sutton Hoo discovery"!
😂
March 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
An open access paper on the "Scremby Chalice", an intact Roman enameled copper alloy cup dating to the 3rd century found in a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon grave at Scremby, Lincolnshire.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From Roman Table to Anglo-Saxon Grave: An Archaeological Biography of the Scremby Cup | European Journal of Archaeology | Cambridge Core
From Roman Table to Anglo-Saxon Grave: An Archaeological Biography of the Scremby Cup - Volume 27 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
December 3, 2024 at 6:31 PM
An open access paper on the "Scremby Chalice", an intact Roman enameled copper alloy cup dating to the 3rd century found in a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon grave at Scremby, Lincolnshire.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Lovely buckle from Grave 115, Gieising, Southern Munich. Iron buckle with silver inlay and a silver buckle plate with niello inlay. 7th century.
December 2, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Lovely buckle from Grave 115, Gieising, Southern Munich. Iron buckle with silver inlay and a silver buckle plate with niello inlay. 7th century.
Seems appropriate.
Congratulations to Cory Doctorow...who will never sign up for Bluesky because he fears (quite rightly) the potential for enshittification that is inherent in all Social Media platforms.
www.thesenior.com.au/story/883076...
Congratulations to Cory Doctorow...who will never sign up for Bluesky because he fears (quite rightly) the potential for enshittification that is inherent in all Social Media platforms.
www.thesenior.com.au/story/883076...
'Enshittification' selected as word of the year
The Macquarie Dictionary has chosen "enshittification" - a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services...
www.thesenior.com.au
November 26, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Seems appropriate.
Congratulations to Cory Doctorow...who will never sign up for Bluesky because he fears (quite rightly) the potential for enshittification that is inherent in all Social Media platforms.
www.thesenior.com.au/story/883076...
Congratulations to Cory Doctorow...who will never sign up for Bluesky because he fears (quite rightly) the potential for enshittification that is inherent in all Social Media platforms.
www.thesenior.com.au/story/883076...
"Basement dwelling neckbeard incels find new thing to screech about" shocker...
fandomwire.com/here-comes-t...
fandomwire.com/here-comes-t...
"Here comes the 'race swap' folks": The Last of Us Star Nico Parker Cast as Astrid in 'How to Train Your Dragon' Live Action Remake, Fans Enraged at Unnecessary Race-Swap
Netizens took to twitter to criticize Universal Pictures’ decision to cast The Last Of Us star Nico Parker in How to train your Dragon.
fandomwire.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM
"Basement dwelling neckbeard incels find new thing to screech about" shocker...
fandomwire.com/here-comes-t...
fandomwire.com/here-comes-t...
Garter strap ends, silver, from a female tomb (#49) at the Basilica of St Denis. Late 6th century (one is genuine, the other a repro). They seemingly depict Heiðrún, the goat that eats the foliage of the tree Lædaðr & produces mead for the einherjar & Veðrfölnir the hawk that sits in the tree.
November 18, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Garter strap ends, silver, from a female tomb (#49) at the Basilica of St Denis. Late 6th century (one is genuine, the other a repro). They seemingly depict Heiðrún, the goat that eats the foliage of the tree Lædaðr & produces mead for the einherjar & Veðrfölnir the hawk that sits in the tree.
A late 6th century buckle of silver with a runic inscription, found in a male weapon burial at Pforzen, Bavaria.
Simmons translates the inscription as "Aigil and Alrun fought the entire war-band" which reflects the scene on the Franks casket in which we see Ægil and his wife under siege.
Simmons translates the inscription as "Aigil and Alrun fought the entire war-band" which reflects the scene on the Franks casket in which we see Ægil and his wife under siege.
November 17, 2024 at 5:33 PM
A late 6th century buckle of silver with a runic inscription, found in a male weapon burial at Pforzen, Bavaria.
Simmons translates the inscription as "Aigil and Alrun fought the entire war-band" which reflects the scene on the Franks casket in which we see Ægil and his wife under siege.
Simmons translates the inscription as "Aigil and Alrun fought the entire war-band" which reflects the scene on the Franks casket in which we see Ægil and his wife under siege.