Accession No

Z 16064 A.1


Description

String of amber and glass beads. 35 irregular amber beads, two disc amber beads, four spherical pale green glass beads, two blue annular beads, one green melon bead and one spherical red glass or stone bead in the centre. Strung on acrylic. Some beads partially fragmented.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; ?Cambridgeshire


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 16064 A.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Amber; Glass


Local Term


Measurements

430mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Label attached with string: 'Ridgeway bequest'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 16064 A[.1-3]: 'Strings of amber beads'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Found together / assemblage)
All three strings, Z 16064 A[.1-3], were found mounted on a board on which 'No Prov.' was written in ballpoint ink. The longest string of beads has a label attached which reads: 'Ridgeway Bequest'.
Event Date 8/10/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Imogen Gunn description for Z 16064 A[.1-3]: 'Three strings of beads. Two of the strings are comprised entirely of amber beads. The longest string is predominantly amber, with four glass beads strung in the centre including a blue glass melon bead.'
Event Date 8/10/2013
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
String of amber and glass beads. 35 irregular amber beads, two disc amber beads, four spherical pale green glass beads, two blue annular beads, one green melon bead and one spherical red glass or stone bead in the centre. Strung on acrylic. Some beads partially fragmented.
Event Date 10/12/2020
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:8943

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