Description

Summary: 2 bi-conical jet beads from a primary cremation in the bronze age bowl barrow, Amesbury G39, excavated by William Cunnington

Research results

This object was examined as part of the research published in Ritual in Early Bronze Age Grave Goods; a six-year research project carried out by Professor John Hunter and Dr Anne Woodward and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Aided by a large number of other specialists the pair undertood an exhuastive study examining over 1000 objects held in 13 museums across the country in order to provide an extensive overview of burial practices in the period and identify regional practices.

Two Bronze Age fusiform jet beads found with a primary cremation in bowl barrow Amesbury G39, excavated by William Cunnington. The beads were found alongside a number of amber beads and a worn jet button, and likely formed a composite necklace at the time of deposition. Based on their form, these beads had probably originally been used in a spacer plate necklace.