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Dark ellipsoid beads with opaque glass thread decoration found in Britain
Subtitle:Archeologia Polski T. 65 (2020)
Creator: Publisher:Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description: Type of object: Subject and Keywords:Beads of dark glass with opaque glass threads decoration ; late Roman period ; early Middle Ages ; Anglo-Saxon period ; England ; Near East ; lands north of the Black Sea ; Central Europe ; Damascus
Abstract:Dark glass ellipsoid beads decorated with coloured glass threads are a relatively rare bead type that to date have mostly been found in Central Europe and the Near East. The author has located four examples of these beads in British museums, all from datable levels. This paper describes the British beads in detail and compares them with similar finds elsewhere. She also investigates the making of the beads using hot glass beadmaking skills
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0003-8180 ; doi:10.23858/APol65.2020.003
Source:IAiE PAN, call no. P 320 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 321 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 319 ; click here to follow the link
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Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Ministry of Science and Higher Education
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