Late Roman/Early Byzantine glass and imitations recovered from late fifth- to early sixth-century Silla tombs in Korea.pic.twitter.com/8oz9SB0Oi4
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A 6th- or 7th-century Byzantine coin found several inches down in a rock pool on Perranporth beach, Cornwall: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/469910 …pic.twitter.com/q0IbLknG8D
A late 5th- or early 6th-century Byzantine glass intaglio of the Virgin Mary, possibly made in Constantinople according to Jeffrey Spier; found in a grave at Saltwood, Kent: http://www.aslab.co.uk/app/download/14614092/ASLab+PWR+2006+Saltwood+Part+1+accessories+ver2.pdf …pic.twitter.com/N7UUd2iNvk
Great image. Will be checking out Fetheyi Museum, Turkey for any Byzantine images later this week. :)
Enjoy! :)
Will do, thanks. :)
Does northern Afghanistan mean Bactria in this case
It's probably linked to Sogdian use of such imitations and real coins in this era in both Central Asia and China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogdia
I recently bought a 10th c. Byzantine piece said to have been found at the lowest point of the tide in the black sand at Carbis Bay, Cornwall. Odd find spot!
Wait, what! Ooooh! Most intriguing, and not at all an obvious findspot....
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