• r8-hob-267-10
    HoB 267: Glass bead, yellow. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Glass bead, yellow

Date
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
Museum
Manisa, Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum
Museum Inventory No.
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
G60.050
Material
Glass
Object Type
Glass, Jewelry and Ornaments
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding A
B-Grid Coordinates
E10 - E15 / S105 over or in floor *95.41
Findspot
E10-15 / S105 Over or in floor *95.41
Description
Small bead with perforated hole through the center. Golden yellow color with crackly surface. According to von Saldern (Sardis M6, p. 108, cat. no. 846), probably the earliest piece of glass from Sardis.
Dimensions
W. 0.006, L. 0.012, Diam. of perforation 0.004.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Sardis M6, cat. no. 846.
Author
AR