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Description: | A carved jet or shale pendant of probable Roman date; found with a gold finger-ring (NCL-772344).The pendant is discoidal with a central perforation. There is no decoration.Raman spectrometry carried out by the British Museum's Department of Conservation and Scientific Research established that the large 'bead' is not plastic, metal or gemstone. It is most probable that it is jet or shale, but Fourier-Transform Infra- Red spectrometry, which might confirm this, proved impossible because the bead is coated with a material which blocked analysis.If not a pendant, then possible a spindle whorl or hair ornament in function.
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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