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Early Medieval glass bead

A fragment from an elaborately decorated glass bead. The bead itself is barrel shaped and translucent very pale green in colour. Attached to its surface are strands of opaque yellow unmarvered glass. The strands form a central spiral between two straight borders at either end.

Canoloesol Cynnar, dernyn glain gwydr gwyrdd gwelw haddurno รข troellog edafedd gwydyr melyn.

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

2017.4H/7.9

Find Information

Site Name: St. Patrick's Chapel, Whitesands Bay

Collection Method: excavation
Date: 2015

Notes: Excavations were conducted in May 2014 and May 2015

Acquisition

donation, 16/5/2017

Measurements

external diameter / mm:9.7
diameter / mm
internal diameter / mm:4.9
diameter / mm
length / mm:9.2
maximum thickness / mm:2.2
thickness / mm

Material

Glass

Location

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