Bead

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Bead

Entry/Object ID

TT0264

Description

Blue melon shaped bead, glass, with white marver

Use

Beads were used for jewellery or could be sewn on clothing. Beads were also a way so show status.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Bead

Jewellery

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Notes

1991

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bead

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

beads (pierced objects)

Material

Glass

Color

White, Blue