Accession No
1924.777 B
Description
Bead made of amber. Cylindrical in shape with hole perforated longitudinally through for suspension.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Bellinzone; Ticino; Giubiasco
Period
Iron Age
Source
Raphael, Oscar [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.777 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Amber
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
One amber bead. Probably Hallstat.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
From the Guibiasco cemetery of the Hallstatt period, possibly excavated c. 1900.
Event Date 1900
Author: maa
Context (References)
Ulrich, R. (1914). Die Gräberfelder in der Umgebung von Bellinzona, Kt. Tessin. Band 1: Beschreibender Katalog, Band 2: Tafeln. Zürich.
Event Date 1914
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register entry for 1924.777 A-B: 'Fragments of Serpentine brooches, and amber bead.'
Event Date 1924
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Bead made of amber. Cylindrical in shape with hole perforated longitudinally through for suspension.
Event Date 21/3/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Conservation (Museum Additions Removed)
CON.2024.5905 | Museum Additions Removed
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:311022
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