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Early Medieval glass cone beaker
Bodysherd from a cone beaker with horizontal opaque white trails, single or spirals.
Possibly made in Northern France (Campbell 91).
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/G.70
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Cut XVIII, Layer (5), Context- B/C B: Reddish clay or soil with angular rubble or gravel, all with an unweathered freshly qurried appearance; very little bone or other rubbish. C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. Excavation conducted in the promontory fort and the adjoining hill-slope enclosure.
Acquisition
Donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
length / mm:24
width / mm:15
Material
glass
Techniques
trailed
Location
In store
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