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#AshmoleanAdvent Day 19: Struck around 330–320 BC, this coin shows Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. In her outstretched right hand she holds a wreath, and in her left hand she holds a ship's mast, symbolising a victory at sea.

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 18 - Three Wise Men
This terracotta figurine from Cyprus, with the heads of three bearded men mounted on a box-shaped body, reminded us of the Three Wise Men of the Nativity story.

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 15: Prehistoric Deer 🦌

This decorated ceramic bowl was excavated from Los Millares in Spain and dates from the Iberian Copper Age c. 3200–2300 BC.

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 14 - A collection of tsuba snow scenes (a thread) ❄️

Snowflakes and snow scenes are scattered across these tsuba. Originally made as sword mounts to protect the hand of the Samurai warrior, tsuba became ornamental objects and a status symbol for the owner.

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 13: Roman Reindeer Brooch from France, AD 100–200. Jewellery was very popular during the Roman period. This brooch in the shape of a stag, once decorated with brightly coloured enamel, would've been used to fasten a shawl or cloak. https://ashmolean.org/advent

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 12: Concert of the Pierides. These singers were painted by Henry Stacy Marks on the highly-decorated Great Bookcase designed by Victorian architect and designer William Burges. http://ashmolean.org/advent

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 11 - Hanging Dove Lamp 🕊

Seen as the messenger of peace, symbol of the Holy Spirit, or the righteous soul released into eternity, the dove is one of the most familiar images of Christian art. https://ashmolean.org/advent

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 10 - Netsuke Snowman. This netsuke takes the shape of a young boy making a yuki daruma (雪だるま) or snowman. The yuki daruma is inspired by the Japanese Daruma doll (達磨), a symbol of perseverance and good luck in Japan. ⛄️ https://ashmolean.org/advent

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 9: The Flock and the Star by Samuel Palmer. In 1832, the British artist and writer Samuel Palmer exhibited a series of monochrome drawings at the Royal Academy in London, and it is likely that this work was included in the display. 🐑✨https://ashmolean.org/advent

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 5: Archangel Michael
In the summer of 2007 an amazing discovery occurred on the driveway of a house in the Village of Asthall, near Burford…

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 1!

Our first advent calendar treat is a woodblock print by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige. Here, Hiroshige has skilfully depicted the chilly silence of a winter afternoon, using unprinted white space to evoke snow. https://www.ashmolean.org/advent