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One of the beads from Galley Low
Copyright Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust
One of the beads from Galley Low
Dimensions : Diameter 1.5cm.
Site name : Galley Low
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Glass
Object type : Grave goods; Personal item; Jewellery
Museum number : J93.711
This is one of the glass beads found with the disturbed Anglo-Saxon burial in Galley Low barrow. Many Anglo-Saxon beads are multicoloured. This one is a lovely olive green colour.
The Anglo-Saxons liked glass beads. Many are found in their burials. However, their understanding of glass working was not as good as the Romans. There are impurities in the glass. These are the brown patches around the hole.
Bibliography :
Bateman, T. , 1848
Jones, H. E. , 1997
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Barrow
Excavation
Prehistoric
Roman
Thomas Bateman
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