Oxford

Oxford is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

It's a British architectural time capsule.

Christ Church is one of the constituent colleges at the University of Oxford.

It was founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII.

Christ Church as produced 13 British Prime Minsters.

Parliament was held here during the English Civil War.

The Radcliffe Camera was built in the 18th century.

The University of Oxford was founded in 1096. 

Oxford is made up of 39 constituent colleges.

The Bodleian Library was founded in 1602.

The Sheldonian Theater

An old cemetery in the center of town

The Ashmolean Museum is Oxford's university museum.

A greenware vase from 6th century A.D. China

A stone relief from a 2nd century A.D. Han Chinese tomb

A camel figure from the 700s A.D.

A Buddhist terracotta tile from the 5th century A.D.

A bronze rhyton centaur from near Gilgit, Pakistan, from ~100 B.C.

Lucera bronzes from Apulia from ~7th century B.C.

The Parian Marble, the oldest surviving Greek chronology of major events. It lists major events in the Greek world from 1581 to 264 B.C., including Demeter inventing corn in 1409 B.C.

A Jericho skull from ~7000 B.C.

King Khasekhem, with his slain enemies under him

An Egyptian palette from ~3100 B.C.

A coffin of Djeddjehutyiuefankh from the 700s B.C.

The Sarcophagus of Ptahhotep is all smiles.

Randomly, the Earl of Arundel's dog's tombstone (named Pug).

Maharana Bhim Singh in the early 19th century

Guy Fawkes' lantern

Lawrence of Arabia's robes

A Doge cap

The Lord Chancellor's seal purse, 1850

Varaha, the boar incarnation of Vishnu, from 900 A.D.

Wrathful Buddhist deities from Tibet

Bowls from 12th century Iran

17th century Iranian pottery with Chinese influence

Yusuf is so handsome he drives women to self-harm and fainting fits.

Indian chutes and ladders

A birdcage vase

The Alfred Jewel, from the 9th century A.D. It's actually from Britain!

Well hello

A 9th century B.C. Assyrian protective spirit from Nimrud

The White Rabbit

We stayed at a hotel affiliated with the University of Oxford, which turned out to be housing for the continuing education department.

Not all pub signs are created equal.

Oxford had excellent food and pubs.

One of three goats heads at the Three Goats Heads Pub