Newcastle, The Side, Anglo Saxon bead

HER Number:
6735

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, The Side, Anglo Saxon bead

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Dress and Personal Accessories

Site Type: Broad:
Personal Ornament

Site Type: Specific:
Bead

General Period:
Early Medieval

Specific Period:
C7

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
The Side, Anglo-Saxon bead Fragment of C7 Anglo-Saxon bead, in good condition, some slight dull whitish weathering. Col. Spain, who had charge of the exhibit, described it as of vitreous red brown paste with yellow paste designs. ½ inch x ¾ inch x 5/8 inch x 3/8 inch. Found in 1929 during excavations by NEEC at the top of Dog Leap Stairs.

Easting:
250

Northing:
639

Grid Reference:
NZ250639

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Museum of Antiquities, 1929.65; Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (4) IV (1931), p 73; Cramp and Miket 198