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Description: | A sub-spherical bead of dark purple glass. It is difficult to date with any accuracy, as beads of this style were used from the Iron Age until the medieval period and beyond, but this example is probably Roman, dating from the first to fourth centuries AD. It is sub-spherical with flattened ends and a central hole. These beads were made by twisting and rolling molten glass around a central rod. The surface is abraded, but where the bead is chipped at one end, dark coloured opaque glass can be seen. The bead is 11.8mm in diameter and 10.1mm thick. It weighs 2.31gm. Similar examples can be found on the database at references CORN-0F1AD1 and YORYM-31D0F0.
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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