Black glass beads

General

Object Auto ID

25146

Alternate Codes

objectautoid_sahrisv1_33299

Common Name

OPI Black glass beads

Classified Name

Beads

BEAD

Local Name

Black glass bead

Quantity

4.00

Object Description

Large wound glass black beads with pentagonal pressed facets and square ends. Shiny to dull surface and bead is not translucent. Beads are individually tagged and have the following respective numbers:
OPI B154 FO 36-7/3d;
OPI LC/1 B37;
OPI MK/2 B38;
OPI LC/1 B39.

Provenance

Oudepost 1 archaeological site, Darling, Western Cape

Owner

Iziko Museums of South Africa - Social History Collections

Iziko Museums of South Africa: Archaeology

Description

Material Types

Glass

Colours

Black

Distinguishing Features

Pentagonal shape with defined facets.

Measurement Type	Unit	Value
Height	mm	9.00	View
Diameter	mm	9.50	View

Dimension Comments

All beads have similar dimensions.

History

Object Age

1669 to 1732

Object Age Comment

The site from where the beads were excavated was occupied between 1669-1732

Collector

University of Cape Town - Archaeology

Collector Comment

Beads were excavated by UCT Archaeology and recently handed the items over to Iziko for curation.

Date Retrieved	Reference Types	Citation
	Journal	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.	View

Site Association

Site Reference

OPI 1

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Media

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