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Description: | A complete light to mid blue opaque annular glass bead of possible Iron Age to Early Medieval dating (100 BC to AD 1066).The bead is made out of an opaque light to mid blue glass. It is sub spherical in shape, with convex sides, with the ends slightly flattened. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 2.6 mm.The bead has a diameter of 8.7 mm, and is 6.9 mm thick. It weighs 0.6 grams.Several similar glass beads have been recorded on the PAS database, including WMID-D4DB67. They are often identified as being possibly Iron Age to Early Medieval in dating, but it is also possibly that they are 19th Century in dating, as blue glass beads were common for use in spangles on lace making bobbins.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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