Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

Long barrel beads (957-959)
Long beads
(length more than 11/10 diameter)
957 SF BKC 5310. V407 L18. Metalling. Period 4. Fragments only. Amber.
958 SF BUC 39(C), A225 G16. Grave deposit. Period 2. Length 4.5 mm.
diameter 4.0 mm. Opaque mid green glass.
959 SF BUC 1638. H733 G609. Grave deposit. Period 2. Length 17.0 mm.
diameter 10.0 mm. Amber. weathered. Worn to slight wedge-shaped
longitudinal section and sub-rectangular in transverse section.
Long biconical beads (Fig 36; 960-973)
962-73 SFBUC 1221. C505 G291. Grave deposits. Period 1. With 961. Fig 36.
a group of thirteen. Average length 10.0 mm. average diameter 3.0 mm.
Opaque dark blue glass.
Long cylinder beads (Fig 36; 974-1446)
a) circular section. plain
975-80 SF BUC 7(C), A8 Gl. Grave deposits. Period 2. Average length 4.0 mm.
average diameter 3.0 mm. Opaque mid green glass.
981 SF BUC 7(C), AS Gl. Grave deposit. Period 2. Length 8.0 mm. diameter
5.0 mm. Translucent dark green glass.
983-8 SF BUC 39(C), A225 G16. Grave deposits. Period 2. With 982. Fig 36. a
group of seven. Average length 4.0 mm. average diameter 3.0 mm. Opaque
mid green glass.
989 SF BUC 39(C), A225 G16. Grave deposit. Period 2. Length 4.5 mm.
diameter 4.0 mm. Translucent dark blue glass. Convex at one end.
991 SF BUC 202(C), B290 G69. Grave deposit. Period 2. Length 5.5 mm.
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