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Amber bead

  • 38 reads

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Beads

Colours: 

  • amber

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Small, irregularly shaped, 5-side faceted and rounded amber beads.

TypeValueUnit
11.00
9.00

DimensionComment: 

All 15 beads are small and have similar size and shape.
History

ObjectAge: 

355 years 6 months ago

AgeComment: 

The site from where the beads were excavated was used from 1669-1732.

MakerComment: 

Unknown.

ProductionPlace: 

  • Unknown

Collector: 

University of Cape Town - Archaeology

CollectorComment: 

The beads were collected by UCT Archaeology and have recently been handed over to Iziko for curation.

Provenance: 

Oudepost archaeological site, Darling, Western Cape

ReferenceList: 

CitationReferenceType
Carmel Schrire, Kathryn Cruz-Uribe and Jane Klose 1993. The Site History of the Historical Site at Oudepost I, Cape. Goodwin Series Vol. 7, Historical Archaeology in the Western Cape, pp. 21-32
 
 

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