Axiell Internet Server 6

Sidebar content	Main content
Actions	Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberOM-8450 DescriptionDumb-bell bead, glass. Transparent tuquoise-blue with opaque yellow streaks across the ends and opaque white streaks at the waist. A short stump of glass at the waist is presumed to be a result of the manufacturing process. The bead was found in a modern context on the site. Typologically it might date from anywhere in the Middle or Late Iron Age (c.2nd century BC - 8th century AD), Most of the examples cited in the excavation report appear to be from Ireland (Henderson 1994, 236) 19.5mm long, 9mm dia. Production periodNeolithic to Late Iron Age, Middle or Late Iron Age Collection PlaceHowe of Howe, Stromness Object namebead, dumb-bell Object categoryartefact, glass MaterialGlass

Object numberOM-8450

DescriptionDumb-bell bead, glass. Transparent tuquoise-blue with opaque yellow streaks across the ends and opaque white streaks at the waist. A short stump of glass at the waist is presumed to be a result of the manufacturing process. The bead was found in a modern context on the site. Typologically it might date from anywhere in the Middle or Late Iron Age (c.2nd century BC - 8th century AD), Most of the examples cited in the excavation report appear to be from Ireland (Henderson 1994, 236) 19.5mm long, 9mm dia.

Production periodNeolithic to Late Iron Age, Middle or Late Iron Age

Collection PlaceHowe of Howe, Stromness

Object namebead, dumb-bell

Object categoryartefact, glass

MaterialGlass

Item request date
Expected return date
Destination