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Eric “ShutterSlut”

@shutterslut.bsky.social

Old married poof; retired SF, CA nightlife 📷; cat co-parent to our perfect trifecta of siblings. All photos mine unless shared Constantly curious: history, science, archaeology, cats, gems & minerals, jewelry, astronomy, geography, architecture..... etc

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Carausius@carausius286.bsky.social · 13h ago

On World Owl Appreciation Day, what better way to appreciate owls than to marvel at this ancient Greek warrior owl. He brandishes a long spear, a large hoplon shield and sports a magnificent crested helmet. So appreciate him. OR ELSE. 🕰️c390BC 🏛️📷Louvre

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Chapps@chapps.bsky.social · 22h ago

Most Pompeiians lived in multi-story dwellings without kitchens and got their food at thermopolia, essentially taverns with ready-made food and wine. There is a fine fresco and colored plaster lararium - shrine - above the counter at the thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus.🏺 1/ 📸 me

This beautifully painted lararium - household shrine - is found in the thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus. Since most Pompeiians lived in multi-story dwellings without kitchens, these hot food and drink establishments were critical, where citizens could purchase sustenance and consume it there, or take it home. This lararium depicts two Lares - protective spirits of the home (and business, it seems) - pouring wine from rhytons; a veiled Genius (protector of the home) in the middle, sacrificing to the gods and holding a cornucopia, symbol of abundance; the god of trade, Mercury, on the left, holding his caduceus and a bag of coins, which would bring success and abundance to the business; and finally the god Dionysus on the right, also a symbol of abundance in this establishment which served wine. Notably, stucco is used to create the small shrine, which is in the shape of a temple, including two Corinthian columns and a pediment. Stucco acanthus vines and volutes appear above the temple, and two painted agatha daemons (which appear as crested snakes) are facing a large egg on an altar, below. A 3 kg (6.6 lb) hoard of coins was found in one of the terracotta jars set into the counter, probably the last daily profits of the establishment. House and thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus, Pompeii (I, 8.8)
Ennius@enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 22h ago

"King David was a sorrowful man: No cause for his sorrow had he; And he called for the music of a hundred harps, To ease his melancholy." Walter De la Mare BL Add MS 37768; the 'Lothar Psalter'; c.840 CE-855 CE; Germany (Aachen) or Northern France (Tours); f.5r @blmedieval.bsky.social

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Cats of Yore@catsofyore.bsky.social · 21h ago

Someone once told me that it's "classist" to advocate for people to have indoor cats because you need to buy them lots of expensive toys. Marcel has been playing with the discarded stem of a fresh green bean for 20 minutes. 🤷‍♀️