Perle

Saint-Dizier (52) - Musée Municipal

© Musée de Saint-Dizier, C. Philippot

Pearl crushed in place of truncated biconical shape. This type of bead is often found in male tombs in association with a sword or a scramasaxe and undoubtedly has a prophylactic virtue. Observations: fragmentary object. Traces of turning are visible on the surface.

Where to find it

Saint-Dizier (52) - Musée Municipal
17 rue de la Victoire

52100 Saint-Dizier

Commune of discovery

Saint-Dizier

Locality

La Tuilerie

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2002

Chief Scientist

TRUC, Marie-Cécile

Inventory number

2006.8.38

Scope

Daily life ➔ Adornment

Materials

Mineral

Dimensions

l. 0.6 cm, P. 1.8 cm, d. 4.2 cm, 32.68 g

Bibliographie

Marie-Cécile Truc (dir.), Saint-Dizier « La Tuilerie » (Haute-Marne), Trois sépultures d’élite du vie siècle, Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 2019, 304 p