Re: 1,700-year-old "Roman glass" discovered in ancient tomb built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420).


ggg wrote:
> 1,700-year-old "Roman glass" discovered in ancient tomb
> www.chinaview.cn 2005-11-20 10:59:03
>
> HEFEI, Nov. 20 (Xinhuanet)-- Glass remains over 1,700 years old,
> possibly imported from ancient Rome, have been discovered in an
> ancient tomb located in east China's Anhui Province, local cultural
> relic department said on Sunday.
>
> The tomb was found during the latest road project in Zhulong
> Village of Dangtu County in Anhui. Archaeologists believed the tomb
> was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420).
>
> Covered with white mantlerock, the glass remains seem to have
> ancient Roman shapes and craftwork.
>
> According to the local cultural relic department, the owner of the
> tomb was possibly from an eminent family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
>
> Besides the "Roman glass," other rare articles including a gold
> bracelet, a silver ring, a bronze bowl and porcelain were also
> discovered in the tomb.
>
> Currently, pieces of the "Roman glass" have been sent to the
> Anhui-based University of Science and Technology of China for further
> study and analysis, said the local cultural relic department. Enditem

Now we can hear theorys of how koreans are decended from romans.

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