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Early Medieval stone bead
Short cylindrical bead of stone. The Geology dept at Cardiff University reported that the stone is possibly a fine-grained igneous rock with some felspar crystals visible.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/G.210
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 5; Cut XVII; Layer (1); H H: Humus on back of bank, thin towards crest, deeper towards interior. Some shattered bone, some artefacts.
Acquisition
Donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
diameter / mm:10
thickness / mm:4
Material
igneous rock
Location
In store
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