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IRON AGE BEAD
Cast copper alloy bead. The bead is circular in plan and hexagonal in section being bi-conical. It is of irregular, thickness with the circular perforation set slightly off centre. No casting seam is visible. The original surface survives with a dark green patina, with areas of wear showing as lighter green. The bead has a diameter of 12.34 mm, is 7.22 mm thick and weighs 3.64g. Beads are difficul…
Subject
- archaeology - IRON AGE
Type of item
- BEAD
- Bead
Medium
- Copper alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- -100
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Braintree
Identifier
- ESS-C2F1F4
Year
- -100
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:32:11.660Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:24:19.745Z