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8:00 AM February 7, 2021
A photograph from John Ferguson s Black Britannia collection, which originally exhibited in London and opened by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2007
- Credit: John Ferguson
A photography exhibition portraying people of Afro-Caribbean heritage from around Ipswich and Suffolk is planned for spring to inspire, elevate and inform the county s black community.
Aspire Black Suffolk is seeking sponsors to fund the project and has so far been supported by the Cornhill Fund, compromised of Ipswich Central, Ipswich Borough Council and The New Anglia LEP, as well as Pacitti Company which is providing free studio space for the photo shoot.
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Roman Intaglio Ring depicting Mars
- Credit: Colchester Museums and Douglas Atfield
Colchester Museums have re-dated a gem to Rome s Republic.
The engraved gem, a deep red colour, was mounted in an iron ring. It would have been used to seal letters and documents.
Experts have revealed the ring to date 150 to 250 years earlier than previously thought.
The intaglio was excavated at Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Colchester in 1995 by the Colchester Archaeological Trust. It was unearthed within the area of a ‘Romano-Celtic’ temple.
The new information came to light when Colchester + Ipswich Museums Service launched their Collections Online database.
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The gem will be on display at Colchester Castle when the venue reopens
- Credit: COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL
An incredible engraved Roman gem that was unearthed in Colchester has been revealed to be centuries older than originally thought.
The gem – known as an intaglio – was excavated at Gosbecks Archaeological Park in 1995 by the Colchester Archaeological Trust, close to the remains of a previously-discovered Romano-Celtic temple.
The deep red stone was mounted in an iron ring and was originally used by its owner to seal letters and documents.
Research in Colchester and Ipswich Museums Collections Online database has now revealed the artefact can now be dated 150 to 250 years earlier than previously thought.
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