Carly Silver Feldman
@carlyasilver
Editor, writer, museum-goer, researcher, public historian, globetrotter, bespectacled legend
#findsfriday Here is the head of a cow, taken from an Egyptian statue of the goddess Hathor (often depicted as having bovine features). This cow originally had lapis eyebrows! From c. 15th c BCE
Byzantine mosaic representing Ktisis (personification of generous donation). Sixth century in origin, restored at @metmuseum.org. #mosaicmonday
Excellent #aas2026, then fun times at the Bunny Cafe and Vancouver Aquarium.
Learn about turning your dissertation into a monograph and/or working in academic publishing! Next Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 6 PM join Christian Winting and me as we talk about all things Humanities/Social Science Publishing at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. #publishingsky #skystorians
Go see #divineegypt at @metmuseum.org before it closes next week!
Spotted: @metalclassicist.bsky.social's book in the wild #aiascs26
Glories of butterflies at the Strong Museum of Play! @visitrochester.bsky.social
On #FindsFriday, let's highlight this Roman bust of an older woman @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. Her headcloth seems to identify her as a nutrix (nurse), perhaps formerly enslaved. From the 2nd half of the 1st century CE. 📸me #archaeology #ancientsky #skystorians
This #MosaicMonday, let's take a look at this fragment of a floor mosaic in @fivecolleges.bsky.social's museum. It was found in a 2nd-century CE triclinium (dining room) in a port city near Antioch, Türkiye. This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god. 📸 me #skystorians #ancientsky
Happy #MosaicMonday! Either a mosaic or mosaic-adjacent, depending on whom you ask. This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique"). Spotted @ V&A. 📸me
For #sarcophagussaturday, here is the stunning Third Intermediate Period-era coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset at @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. #ancientbluesky #skystorians
This #MosaicMonday, check out this mosaic of a lion attacking an onager. It's composed of small tesserae (blocks of stone, glass, or other material) and dates to c. 150-200. @gettymuseum.bsky.social loaned to @metmuseum.org for its #AfricaandByzantium exhibition #skystorians #ancientbluesky
This Roman visor mask was part of a cavalry helmet found in Scotland. Likely worn on parade, to show off (among other things). Spotted at @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social for #FindsFriday #skystorians #classicsky #ancientsky
This #MosaicMonday, we take a look at the outer edges of Emperor Hadrian's 'Doves of Pliny' mosaic. Hadrian may have bought it when it was already an antique! From his villa at Tivoli. #ancientsky #skystoriand Now at V & A in London
New @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social. Greenpoint. Late summer. Bliss.
Can't wait to hear about amazing book projects and learn so much @ #imc2025! I'll be at the Palgrave Macmillan booth; come and say hello.
last year at @imc-leeds.bsky.social. Can't wait for more fun and scholarship as I acquire for Palgrave.