Posts tagged with “Oskar Alexander” (All posts)

Week 8: I love pottery and painting!!! (Oskar Alexander)

18 May 2026

This Friday we were lucky enough to attend an ancient-style pottery painting lesson at a workshop called Attic Black (shout out Stella for scheduling it <3). Part of a larger…

A red-figure pot depicting Heracles fighting priests who are trying to sacrifice him

Week 7, in which I Have Strong Feelings About Museum Theory and Design, Because I Am Normal. (Oskar Alexander)

11 May 2026

The spatial organization of the Acropolis Museum is a work of magic. The way the modern museum parallels the ancient site provides both an academic ease of understanding and an…

a small ceramic creature. possibly a pig?

Week 6: It’s Hip to be Slow (This Has Nothing To Do With The Fact That I Lost The Race At Olympia Last Week) – Oskar Alexander

4 May 2026

This week, my Digital Archaeology class left the usual room behind for an outdoor exploration of imaging methods. We’ve been learning about photogrammetry (the 3D modelling of artifacts or sites…

A gray cat sits on a gray jacket on the sidewalk.

The Statue of Nike (Victory) on a Triangular Pillar Near the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (by Oskar Alexander)

27 April 2026

“O Powerful Nike, by men desir’d, with adverse breasts to dreadful fury fir’d,Thee I invoke, whose might alone can quell contending rage, and molestation fell:‘Tis thine in battle to confer…

Statue of Nike in front of a blue museum background. Her arms, wings, and face are broken off.

Top 10 Coolest and Awesomest Artifacts At The National Archaeological Museum (#6 Will Strike You Down With A Giant Scorpion And Place You Among The Stars As A Constellation To Be Remembered For All Time)–Oskar Alexander

20 April 2026

10: Coil Bracelet (Early Cycladic) I just really like this bracelet it’s like really cool. The not-quite perfect spiral of wire with the simplest little coning at the reveals the…

Flat circle of dark grey ceramic with broken handle at the bottom, covered in interlocking spiral designs.

A Tale of Two Islands (Oskar Alexander)

13 April 2026

Our trip to Crete and Santorini was—well, amazing and cool and fun, but (to put it a little more thoughtfully) it was an exercise in contrast. Despite being separated by…

The ruins of a temple, with green grass and yellow flowers in front and a mountain with a radio tower behind.

Artemis at Brauron (Oskar Alexander)

6 April 2026

Our visit to the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron was the trip that’s had the strongest impact on me so far. The goddess of animals, archery, and the wild places…

An ancient marble statue of Artemis with arms broken off.
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