I am writing about Buddhist and Neoplatonic cosmologies. Fundamentally, they're very different. Buddhists believed in a flat-earth, whereas Platonists viewed the world as a sphere. Buddhists thought the gods interact with people, whereas Platonists believed otherwise.

Indeed!

⁦Average Aussie Egyptologist (Thérèse Clarke)⁩ hope to see you tomorrow, or Friday?

After my talk on Wright of Derby, I went to see his house, near Derby Cathedral. A sorry sight; derelict, under threat of demolition, occupied by squatters. A sad way to remember one of our artistic giants!

Lightning hit multiple places in the Southend area last night during a storm. One of the lightning bolts hit a power line at Shoeburyness train station, causing major disruption to c2c trains. A c2c spokesperson said: “Due to a lightning strike in the Shoeburyness area,

Popped in to see Dr.V.G.Callender & congratulate her on her latest #Egyptology publications!

"Dans la nuit" perfume bottle, designed in 1924 by René Lalique for the perfumer Worth. Made of blue frosted glass with star-shaped motifs.

“Pay attention. This demonstration may save your life. The exit is at the rear!”. #Horus the supreme god of flight.

One of the best study courses, a very long time ago, I ever did! Tutors included: Sidney Selwyn, Roy Porter, Vivian Nutton , & Rosalie David!

Lots of fun in #Sydney with ⁦Average Aussie Egyptologist (Thérèse Clarke)⁩

It’s that time of year in #NewSouthWales, when the #JacarandaTree flowers

🦔💋What a perfect combination! Superb #hippo ivory #cosmetic dish c.1260 BC, its swivel lid topped by a tiny #hedgehog watching over the name of its owner #Egyptian Queen Nefertari (whose remains we helped identify at: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…) (image: MMA)

On the Benefits of Quails (verso) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058) clevelandart.org/art/1945.382.b

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Back to Timaeus. Buddhist and Platonic conceptions of time and space are very different.

Welcome to #scorpio season ♏️ Esna, #Egypt

Lunch today #Singapore, quite perfect!

Dr Kim Jacobson will present: From Spring Tonic to Syphilis: Sassafras; An Indigenous Herbal Cure-all on 7.11 @ 6:30pm. This lecture will describe its use, exploitation as a result of colonialism and “fall from grace”. To book: ow.ly/NUyH50TPOjZ

Miracles associated with this saint, I believe still might be happening! #BalsamPerfume #DemetriusTomb

The distance from Perth to Sydney is greater than the distance from Paris to Moscow. Now you know why New South Wales hasn’t invaded Western Australia…