Log in to see this item in other languages
ROMAN BEAD
A fragment of a faience melon bead, with about 50% surviving. There are nine slightly diagonal grooves. Very pale blue/grey, with slight traces of pale blue glaze in some of the grooves and on the internal surface. It weighs 2.12g and is 14mm high, with a diameter of 21mm. The diameter of the perforation is 6.1mm.This type of bead was in use during the 1st and 2nd centuries, being most common in t…
Subject
- archaeology - ROMAN
Type of item
- BEAD
- Bead
Medium
- Faience
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
- 43
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Castle Point
Identifier
- ESS-E48255
Year
- 43
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:33:30.698Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:24:39.938Z