Tom the Scribbler

A Roman curse, written on metal and thrown into the sacred spring at Aquae Sulis (modern day Bath) as a plea to the goddess, Sulis Minerva. The text complains about the theft of ‘Vilbia’ - probably a woman, possibly a slave. #FindsFriday 📷 my own

Sharing one of my all time favourites for #findsfriday. This eerily lifelike wooden statue of a priest by the name of Ka-aper dates to around 2,435-2,429 BC - making it more than 4,400 years old! 🤯 Discovered in Saqqara, Egypt 📸 Mine via Egyptian Museum Cairo egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/artefacts/st...

Triumph of Neptune and the Four Seasons, Late 2nd-century AD, from La Chebba, Tunisia #MosaicMonday 📸 my own via Bardo Museum, Tunisia

A lovely chunk of bog butter for #findsfriday Dated to 400-350 BC, it may have been a votive offering, a way of preserving a valuable commodity, or even a way of maturing the butter #Ancientbluesky 📷 my own via Nat Museum of Ireland. Found in Co. Kildare www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

A medieval wooden coffin embedded in a ruined wall at St John the Baptist Church, Chester, which dates to C11-12th Supposedly it was installed here after a church sexton unearthed it in C19th. The inscription reads ‘Dust to dust’ #mementomorimonday #MedievalMonday www.atlasobscura.com/places/25205

Caerphilly Castle, still not talking any shit after 700 years

🎶 In the jungle, the mighty jungle

The supposed severed hand of a 19th century card cheat clutching his final hand of cards. On display at the 15th century Salisbury pub, the Haunch of Venison www.atlasobscura.com/places/61475

Salisbury at dusk

Carthaginian jewelry, 6-7th century BC #findsfriday 📷 my own, Bardo National Museum, Tunis

Today, and every day, trans rights are human rights

Banteay Srei, 10th century. Angkor, Cambodia. 📸 my own #ancientsite #Ancientbluesky

A beautiful Oriental Pied Hornbill (and doesn’t he know it!) 📸 my own. Pangkor island, Malaysia #birds #nature #birdphotography

Beautiful mossy forest in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia (jungle trail 3 - 5 is the way to go!) 📸 my own #forestfriday #treemagic #forests #moss

Sunset at Taman Negara in Malaysia, the second oldest rainforest in the world at 130 million years old (meaning it was a rainforest when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth!)

Surat Thani, Thailand, passing through #liminalspaces

The gleaming temple of Wat Pra That Doi Suthep, just outside of Chiang Mai Taken last Thursday (July 10) on the Buddhist holiday of Asalha Puja, also known as Dharma Day, celebrating the day the Buddha gave his first sermon. melting photographer not pictured, which is for the best 🥵

He really doesn’t like it.

Chinatown, Bangkok

Ruins of the 11th century temple, Wat Banan, just outside of Battambang, Cambodia (built by King Udayadityavarman II) #ancientsite #Ancientbluesky 📸 my own en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Banan

A 10th century temple at the Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary in Central Vietnam, built by the ancient Hindu kingdom of Champa 📸 my own (this is temple B5 I think) #Ancientbluesky #ancientsite more info here www.vietnamcoracle.com/my-son-sanct...

Entrance to Bich Dong Pagoda, northern Vietnam, a Buddhist site featuring cave temples dating from 15th to 18th centuries. 📸 my own

Exploring the 'City of Silence', Pakistan’s vast city of the dead Read my article about Makli, one of the largest necropolises in the world. Published by Globetrotters mag over on Medium medium.com/globetrotter... #Ancientbluesky #Findsfriday 📸 my own: Tomb of Nawab Shurfa Khan

One of the of the Bản Giốc Waterfalls on the border of Vietnam and China (on the Vietnam side)

Rice and corn terraces, North Vietnam, just outside of Sa Pa, with our guide Su sporting a lovely purple umbrella Highly recommend these folks for trekking if you’re ever in the area: sapaochau.org/sapa-trekkin...

A work shift ended (1963) By NGUYỄN SỸ NGỌC (1919 - 1990) Lacquer painting 📸 taken from original

Statue of Avalokitesvara at Vietnam National Museum of History, Hanoi (museum replica, original 1656) Artist Trương (family name), from Northern Vietnam 📸 my own

Statue of the Fasting Buddha, from the Gandhara civilization, 2nd century AD Excavated from Sikri in modern day Pakistan #FindsFriday 📸 my own via Lahore Museum

Glacial river in Passu, northern Pakistan

A view of the Himalayas from 35,000 feet, somewhere between Islamabad and Skardu