Bead

Jewelry

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Bead

Entry/Object ID

TT0228

Description

Red, yellow, blue swirl design clay or faience bead, Celtic type, from Trimontium

Style

Celtic

Use

Used as decorative jewellery

Context

Found at Trimontium

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Acquisition

Accession

TT0228

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Notes

1991

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Celtic

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)

Dimensions

Height

12 mm

Diameter

14 mm

Material

Glass

Color

Red, Yellow, Blue

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Walter Elliot

Related Places

Place

Location

Trimontium Roman Fort Site, Newstead

Country

Scotland

* Untyped Place

United Kingdom

Web Links and URLs

Canmore weblink to Newstead

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found by Walter Elliot

Role

Fieldwalker

Acquisition Method

Found