Trailed bead

47TM
Germanic tribes glass bead
Date: Migration period, last half of 6 century


Fused together 2 beads with identical design. Spirally applied white trail, combed into a zigzag pattern. Yellow trails applied over a zigzag at the each end.
Intact, very good condition.
Height 19 mm, diameter 14 mm

For published archaeological examples see:
- Koch, Ursula. Das Reihengräberfeld bei Schretzheim.  Berlin, 1977. Teil 1-Text ;Teil 2- Katalog und Tafeln, farbtafel 5: 58.1
- Metropolitan museum, 17.193.67, Morgan collection-1917