Context (Production / use)
This has an old label which reads: "Lump of glass, possibly intended for bead-making: glass beads of this colour are common in the district. Eriswell."' (transcribed by Jean Somerville 3/4/2001)
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for Z 16279[.1-5]: 'Beads, various lumps of glass.'
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (CMS Context)
'The records for 1894.108 and 1896.154 do not match the objects marked with this idno. However, 1927.677 D may be the original record since these beads have not been found and the record matches the objects, which were in a box with the other beads from the 1927.677 group. J.Somerville 3/4/2001.'
Event Date 30/7/1987
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (References)
West, Stanley. (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. East Anglian Archaeology, EAA 84. pp. 26-28.
Event Date 1998
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Physical description)
Jean Somerville's description for Z 16279[.1-5]: 'Three strings found which consist of 4 blue beads, one double; small string of two black and one white bead; one amber bead; one small light green and one small dark green; one blue with white inlay; five dark blue, one of which is double, three with iridescent surface. Also a large lump of blue glass (approx 5 cm long).'
Event Date 03/04/2001
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Physical description)
Lump of bright blue glass; an example of 'Eriswell' blue. Irregular shape and surface is shiny, with various bits of debris adhered to it.
Event Date 14/5/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal