Indian silver coins in Viking-age northern Europe & Britain--brief post by me incl maps etc :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/12/indian-silver-coins-in-viking-age.html …pic.twitter.com/r6Ko7r3Jlm
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Cowrie shells similarly imported from Red Sea/Indian ocean; these found Viking-era Gotland: https://www.flickr.com/photos/historiska/13618341534 …pic.twitter.com/YZ2vT9hBls
The 9thC 'Talisman of Charlemagne' also includes two large sapphires :)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/692697476680323072 …
Another Carolingian sapphire: L8thC, Christ blessing, at Cologne, Shrine of the Three Kings: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/CarCameo1.jpg …pic.twitter.com/SaMc8TVsnL
A cowrie shell from the Red Sea/Indian Ocean, found in a 7thC grave at Aldeburgh, Suffolk: http://adlhs.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/3/1/14312796/2013_barbers_point_final_report.pdf …pic.twitter.com/hafIJ0fSLt
@caitlinrgreen What a stunning object. Really beautiful.
@caitlinrgreen @ChesterArchSoc can we see in this gem the butterfly-like milky stain typical of the Ceylan sapphires?
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