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. This beautiful glass painted with possibly a Roman gladiator date from the 2nd century AD. It is from the Begram hoard in Afghanistan. The Romans never reached Afghanistan, so there is a belief that this glass was on its way to China as part of a shipment along the Silk Road. This piece is currently in a museum in Paris. (Thank you RominTheEmpire @romIntheempire for bring this fascinating piece to my attention.) Apparently, Bagram, Afghanistan was an important trade city in the Kushan Empire. Interestingly, the Begram hoard is thought to be an intact ancient Silk Road merchant’s warehouse discovered in Begram in the 30s: https://www.nga.gov/audio-video/audio/afghan-treasures/afghant3.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_of_Begram
