Summary

Dark blue glass bead, post Roman to Early Medieval date, from Meiklelaw Field , Little Law, Fala, Midlothian

Accession Number

X.2001.29.2

Other references

Original description

[One of] Six glass beads of Post Roman / Early Medieval date. Classified catalogue nos: FJ 163-168. Other nos: Archaeology Daybook nos: DB 1995/46; DB 1999/126; DB 1999/72; DB 1994/85; DB 2001/71; plus one without a number. Brief description: Glass bead(s). Description: Six Glass Beads of Post Roman / Early Medieval date: (1) FJ 163; 1995/46: Light blue glass bead, D: 8.7mm. (2) FJ 164; DB 1999/126: Dark blue glass bead, D: 7.2mm. (3) FJ 165; DB 1999/72: Light blue elongated glass bead, D: 10.6mm. (4) FJ 166; DB 1994/85: Dark blue elongated glass bead, D: 18.4mm. (5) FJ 167; DB 2001/71: Turquoise glass bead, D: 8.9mm. (6) FJ 168; No DB no: Amber coloured bead, D: 10.2mm. Circumstances of discovery: Found at various times between 1995 and 2001in Meiklelaw Field, LittleLaw, Fala, Midlothian. Source: FJH. Registration: TGC 29/11/01.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Little Law, Fala, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

2001-11-29

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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