A late fifth- to mid-seventh-century St Menas ampulla from Egypt, found at Canterbury, England: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=62736&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/UFyFUBIOx9
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A 5th- to 7th-century 'Jatim' bead made in Jawa Timur/East Java from a mixture of Byzantine & Sasanian glass; image via https://www.academia.edu/22146727/A_study_of_mid-first_millennium_CE_Southeast_Asian_specialized_glass_beadmaking_traditions_Lankton_et_al_2008_ISEA_ …pic.twitter.com/MDwH0ETs48
A wafer-thin, single-sided gold pendant of probable 7th-century date imitating a Byzantine coin of Anastasius; found at Holton le Moor, Lincolnshire, and now in @collectionusher.pic.twitter.com/SlfnLypu3m
A Byzantine silver dish dated AD 641–51 and found in Russia; it was probably originally transported to Central Asia before being re-exported to Russia: https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/shm/shmbyz.html …pic.twitter.com/tjs9xlDFKr
An imitation of a 7th-century Byzantine coin of Heraclius found in northern Afghanistan: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gold-sogdian-imitative.282326/ … See further 'Sogdiana, its Christians, and Byzantium: a Study of Artistic and Cultural Connections in Late Antiquity': https://www.academia.edu/27959139/_Sogdiana_its_Christians_and_Byzantium_a_Study_of_Artistic_and_Cultural_Connections_in_Late_Antiquity_and_Early_Middle_Ages._Ph.D._Dissertation_Department_of_Central_Eurasian_Studies_and_Department_of_Art_History_Indiana_University_Bloomington_2001 …pic.twitter.com/7bj2AbrCGz
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! :)
About 30 of Mackenzie's Roman bronze coins found in India are on display in the Indo-Roman trade section of #HotungGallery @britishmuseum alongside gorgeous Roman jewellery+ cameos made with Indian+Sri Lankan gemstones, pottery, glass + Hoxne Hoard ibex pepperpot!!pic.twitter.com/ouGmjujio2
Oh, I really must get to see this...! :)
Would love to show you around when you come - just let me know :-)
That's a very kind offer, thank you! :)
You are welcome! It’s a genuine offer!
I shall take you up on it! And thanks again! :)
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