Glass is a solid material that is often transparent and constructed of silicas and sodiums. It is a light admitting material usually used in vessels.  The earliest known glass objects were probably beads, possibly produced as slag during faience production.  This then morphed into creating glass vessels and vials.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
9775 (none) (none) (none) Beads A great quantity of small rings of blue glazed frit.
9826 (none) (none) (none) Frit Ring beads Glaze Many hundreds. Worn all round head. cf. Field Notes.
9930 (none) (none) B17589 Beads. Very small. Rings of lapis, white paste and silver.
9954 (none) (none) (none) Beads Small lapis, carnelian and paste rings Originally strung in sets of 3
998 (none) (none) B15393 Clay Vase. Very white paste, probably once glazed, but all surface gone. Cf P.75 [drawing]

Child Terms

Faience - Frit - Glass Paste

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Inorganic Remains > Glass and Related Material


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British Museum Semantic Web Collection Online