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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1927.5580 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name armlet, bead armlet Description Roman armlet of jet beads. Beads made of jet and related black minerals, such as shale, were common across Britain in the late Roman period. The necklaces here have been re-strung as the threads do not normally survive, being made of organic materials that rot away in the ground. Production period Roman Material jet Dimensions as displayed height: 85.00 mm as displayed width: 90.00 mm Location In Store Documentation Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1927.5580
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

armlet, bead armlet
Description

Roman armlet of jet beads. Beads made of jet and related black minerals, such as shale, were common across Britain in the late Roman period. The necklaces here have been re-strung as the threads do not normally survive, being made of organic materials that rot away in the ground.
Production period

Roman
Material

jet
Dimensions
Location

In Store
Documentation

Details