Boon, G. C. (1977). Gold-in-glass beads from the ancient world. Britannia 8. Vol 8, pp. 193-207.

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Title:		 Gold-in-glass beads from the ancient world
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Issue:		 Britannia 8
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Series:		 Britannia
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Volume:		 8
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Page Start/End:		 193 - 207
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 These beads were covered in gold (or silver) foil, then dipped into molten glass. During the Roman period they are found in Egypt and S Russia in some quantity, but are unknown in Italy, Spain, Gaul and Germany before the 4th century; in Britain, examples dating from the later 2nd-4th centuries probably came from the Euxine via Sarmatian soldiers. During the 4th century similar beads appear along the Rhine and Upper Danube, and in the Migration Period they were manufactured in NW continental Europe while production continued in the East. In Britain poor quality examples are common in late 5th and 6th century cemeteries, with a few examples in a Viking context. Quantitative spectral analysis of three gold beads was undertaken. A T
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Author:		 George C Boon
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Year of Publication:		 1977
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Late 5th (Auto Detected Temporal)
Goldinglass Beads (Auto Detected Subject)
Cemeteries (Auto Detected Subject)
4th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Beads (Auto Detected Subject)
6th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
Silver Foil (Auto Detected Subject)
Glass (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008