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Necklace bead. Basagain (Anoeta, Gipuzkoa)

Iron Age

Gordailua, the Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre

Gordailua, the Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre
Irun, Spain

Necklace bead made of blue and white glass-paste with eye decoration, found in the fortified settlement of Basagain (Anoeta, Gipuzkoa). It probably came to the village through long-distance trade. It dates from the Second Iron Age (2500 - 2000 BP).

Bibliography:

Peñalver, Xabier ; San Jose, Sonia. Burdin Aroa Gipuzkoan = La Edad del Hierro en Gipuzkoa. Donostia : Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia, 2011. 263. Arkeologia, 0.3

Inventory number: BA.16U.357.690

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  • Title: Necklace bead. Basagain (Anoeta, Gipuzkoa)
  • Date: Iron Age
  • Physical Dimensions: 1.3x1.3x1 cm
  • Provenance: Basagain (Anoeta, Gipuzkoa)
  • Type: Ornament
  • Medium: Glass paste
Gordailua, the Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre

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