Some evidence for people of 'East Asian' ancestry living in Roman London — new post :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/09/east-asian-people-roman-london.html …pic.twitter.com/ibCwBoXakZ
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Gold imitation of a 6thC Byzantine coin of Justinian, struck on one side only, found in the Astana cemetery, China: https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/gold-imitation-of-a-byzantine-coin-found-in-china/PQEWwpJjUKikOw …pic.twitter.com/5qqvFbjlhp
Mint gold Byzantine solidus of Anastasius (491–518) found in tomb of Emperor Jiemin (498-532), Northern Wei dynasty: http://primaltrek.com/blog/2013/10/31/byzantine-gold-coin-found-in-tomb-of-emperor-jiemin-of-northern-wei/ …pic.twitter.com/tkFW9f1U2g
A 5th-6thC AD Byzantine bronze lamp from Egypt, found at Pong Tuk, Thailand: http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/2001/JSS_096_0b_Borrell_EarlyByzantineLampFromPongTuk.pdf … & http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1981/JSS_077_2b_BrownMacdonnell_PongTukLampAReconsideration.pdf …pic.twitter.com/IMYIdpQpQ8
A 2ndC AD gold medallion of Marcus Aurelius, found at the important port of Óc Eo, Vietnam (Ptolemy's Cattigara?): https://www.flickr.com/photos/66145957@N05/14141125504/in/album-72157644544313172/ …pic.twitter.com/Xa5kGq614A
The Hou Han shu (compiled in the 5thC AD by Fan Ye) on a group of 2ndC AD Romans who came to China via Vietnam: https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/hou_han_shu.html …pic.twitter.com/Z6GTpylh0i
'Coin Portraits of Roman Emperors on Jewellery Pendants in Early SE Asia' https://www.academia.edu/12682533/The_Power_of_Images_Coin_Portraits_of_Roman_Emperors_on_Jewellery_Pendants_in_Early_Southeast_Asia … Pic=mould for making these, found Thailandpic.twitter.com/i0DmcxWW5f
'The Importation of Byzantine and Sasanian Glass into China during the fourth to sixth centuries': https://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/GCMS/RMS-2006-06_M-L._Chen,_The_Importation_of_Byzantine_and_Sasanian_Glass_into_China_during_the_fourth_to_sixth_centuries.pdf …pic.twitter.com/omEWNgVJH9
For interest, 'Hellenes and Romans in Ancient China (240 BC – 1398 AD)', by Lucas Christopoulos: http://www.sino-platonic.org/complete/spp230_hellenes_romans_in_china.pdf …pic.twitter.com/FQiXCJAdGO
A cushion cover made in Byzantine Syria and preserved in the 8thC Shōsōin Depository, Nara, Japan: http://sino-platonic.org/complete/spp206_sasanian_persia.pdf …pic.twitter.com/hsVMTD5Wsn
interesting So... what influences part of Song/Yuan/Ching culture (?) :-0)
From the Byzantine empire on China etc? Or on the cushion cover?
Byzantine
And this West to East subsequently
Lars Tharp had good prog on pottery
subtext here?
Marco polo/venetian too
was there much restoration needed or found as seen but cleaned up?
I believe some restoration, but has been kept as part of imperial treasures since 8thC? :)
@matthewcobb ROMAN ??? In Japan??? In 5C???
Archaeology 1, models 0.
Need new models.
gimmegimmegimme. It's so bluuuuuuuuue!
One must have travelled and set up shop in Nailsea!
amazing! Ancient world was closer than we use to think.
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