BE·1 Münsingen
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| Classification: | bead |
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| Material: | glass |
| Size: | diam. 2.5 cm, hole diam. 1 cm, height 1.2 cm |
| Condition: | complete |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Jul 21 2021 |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène C 2 |
| Date: | 2nd c. BC |
| Date derived from: | typology |
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| Site: | Münsingen (Bern, Switzerland) |
| Field name: | Rain |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 46° 52' 9.01" N, 7° 34' 1.22" E |
| Find date: | 1909 |
| Current location: | Historisches Museum (Bern) |
| Inventory no.: | A/31897 |
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| Inscription: | BE·1 (unknown) |
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| Alternative sigla: | none |
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| Sources: | Wiedmer-Stern 1910: 10–12 |
Images
 Copy of BE·1 Münsingen and inscription BE·1
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 Glass bead BE·1 Münsingen with inscription BE·1
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 Inscription BE·1 on the Münsingen glass bead
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Commentary
Images in Wiedmer-Stern 1910: 11 (photo), Hodson 1968: p. 94, no. 31897 (drawings), Vitali & Kaenel 2000: 121, fig. 8 (photos = Gambari & Kaenel 2001: 34, fig. 1).
The grey-green glass bead was found at the site of the Rain necropolis, but not during the excavations: a disturbed area of ground could not be excavated at the time due to gravel working; the soil was eventually examined by the owner of the gravel works, who found, separately, remains of an iron lance head, fragments of bronze objects, a bronze bracelet, and the bead (Wiedmer-Stern 1910: 10 f.). The latter can therefore not be assigned to a grave context, but is generally assumed to be associated with the necropolis (cf. Hodson 1968: 66, Zepezauer 1993: 158, no. 0308). Dating according to Zepezauer 1993: 45: the bulk of green glass beads dates to LT C 2, though specimens are still found in LT D 1 graves (cf. Vitali & Kaenel 2000: 121: late 3rd–early 2nd c. BC).
