Necklace
Name/Title
NecklaceEntry/Object ID
E.2023.61Description
Romano-British glass beads on a restrung necklace: 6 plain brown beads and 1 blue bead with white swirl decoration. From the Romano-Celtic temple site of c 300 AD at Lamyatt Beacon (Somerset). Hattat Collection. Part of the Anstey Collection.Use
Worn as jewellery, could also be used as a symbol of status.Collection
Trimontium TrustCategory
Jewellery, Necklace
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
John AnsteyNotes
Anstey collection donated to museum in 2005 by wife of John Anstey, Rosemary Burton.Made/Created
Time Period
3rd-4th centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Romano British, Celtic