bead
- Museum number
- 1868,1228.467
- Description
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Glass gold bead consists of a circular plano-convex section with small piece of sheet gold inlaid into it.
Mounted on a paper with no. 466 and 468.
- Production date
- 10thC-12thC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 8 millimetres
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Weight: 1.94 grammes (with paper and other beads)
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Thickness: 5 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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Comment from Kidd, Haith & Ager 'Summary Catalogue' (draft MS)
MS label:
Insterburg, Prussia 4684
Old number: 4684; Running no. 654
Provenance:
Chernyakhovsk (formerly Insterburg), Russia; as registration nos. 1868,1228.460-466 and 1868,1228.468-471
Purchased:
From Gustav Klemm; see introduction to registration no. 1868,1228.327
Ex collection:
Dr Gustav Klemm of Dresden (his father)
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Orlinska 2001
Findspot: Chernyakhovsk [formerly Insterburg]; rayon Chernyakhovsk, oblast' Kaliningrad; Russia.
References: Klemm J. G., undated. ‘Catalog der culturhistorischen Sammlung des verstorbenen Hofrath Dr. Gustav Klemm in Dresden Königsbrücker Strasse Nr. 84. Einleitung’, Dresden, IV, 10 (6-9: ‘Naturkörper. Steinarten’); IV, 11 (1, 10-11: ‘Brustschmuck. Aus Bronze’; 2-3: ‘Armschmuck. aus Bronze’; 13: Kopfschmuck und Toilettengegenstände. Haarkdmme’); IV, 12 (4-5: ‘Verschiedener Schmuck. Leibringe’; 10-12: ‘Verschiedener Schmuck. Schnallen, Knöpfe und Hafte’); Klemm, J. G., 1868b. A. ‘Germanische Alterthümer, British Museum, London (unpublished manuscript) nos 642-644, 650-655, 656, 657-658 (1-3, 4-9, 10-11, 12-13: ‘Insterburg, Preussen’).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1868,1228.467
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Klemm.4684