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IRON AGE BEAD
A complete annular glass bead with a diameter of 19.8mm. It is olive green, with dark yellow green swirling impurities, flaking pale iridescence. The perforation, which has a diameter of 7.5mm is slightly off-centre. The bead is 8.5-10mm high and weighs 4.5g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 g…
Subject
- archaeology - IRON AGE
Type of item
- BEAD
- Bead
Medium
- Glass
- Glass
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/
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Castle Point
Identifier
- ESS-E59730
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:33:33.833Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:24:40.407Z