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Early Medieval glass cone beaker
Rim with opaque white trails; all thickened and rounded in flame. Rim of cone beaker; rim slightly outbent: horizontally laid spiral trail, starting 8 mm from rim.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/G.33
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), Context- H. Cut XXX, Layer (7), Context A/O. H: Humus on back of bank, thin towards crest, deeper towards interior. Some shattered bone, some artefacts. A: Powdery soil, usually light in colour with some stone, much bone, charcoal flecking. O: A spread of Ash and charcoal on the old ground surface, sometimes associated with built hearths. Excavation conducted in the promontory fort and the adjoining hill-slope enclosure.
Acquisition
Donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
diameter / mm:70
height / mm:20.9
width / mm:44.7
thickness / mm:3.2
weight / g:2.8
Material
glass
Techniques
trailed
Location
In store
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