Bead
Objects made from amber are very rare in Roman Britain and this bead fragment is the only item known from Exeter. Amber was thought to have magical properties and was often associated with women, as it was closely linked to fertility.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 856/1989/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- amber
- Common Name
- bead
- Simple Name
- bead
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
