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Description: | This is an amber bead, probably of Medieval - Post Medieval date, 14th - 16th century. The bead is a rounded oval in plan with facetted sides. The perforation has been drilled from both ends.Hazel Forsyth notes that is it very difficult to date beads. The amber is probably from the Baltic and either washed up on UK shores or was traded by Danzig to the Netherlands where there was a massive industry in these type of objects. The bead is too small to have come from a rosary so perhaps it formed part of a long string of beads or maybe it was a single decoration on a dress fitting.Dimensions: length: 5.73mm; diameter: 5.44mm; weight: 0.31g.Identification by Hazel Forsyth, Senior Post Medieval Curator, Museum of London.
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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