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Description: | A complete glass bead of possible Roman or Early Medieval date. The bead is translucent light sky blue. It has asymmetrical convex sides with flattened ends and could be described as being oblate in form. The surface has fine pits over it which may be due to abrasion, and there are slight concentric striations which may be the result of a marving process. There is a centrally situated longitudinal perforation which has parallel sides and it is slightly off-centre. The diameter of the perforation is 3.31mm. The bead is 10.21mm diameter and 8.35mm thick. It weighs 1.2g. Beads of this style were used from the Iron Age until the medieval period and beyond and so are impossible to date. This sky blue colour was popular in the 1st-3rd centuries, but could also be from an Anglo Saxon context.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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