Hi Lucky, I look forwards to seeing your treasures :)
Have you shone a UV torch on it? Long shot but I’ve got some brown glass beads with the dark spots and they are UV reactive.
Thankyou all so much :kiss:
Great find! :-)
The flower on the bottom is such a lovely detail. Someone bothered to decorate the part you can’t see!
Kyra’s elastic band idea is great and very resourceful. You could also buy one of those little chains with a safety pin on the end to double pin...
I can so empathise with this! (Gets excited finding an 18k ring, COMPLETELY misses that the glass is c2000 years old…..) I’m embarrassed for...
I haven’t :shifty:
There was a post about pitch glue a few months ago but I can’t remember who posted it! I remember there was a discussion about alternatives.
They really do look like coral? Have you got a really good loupe to look close up to see if there are striations within the beads? Nice ends -...
Ooh that’s pretty! Unusual form and begging to be worn. Great find :-)
I am astonished. Huge thanks to @Ownedbybear for the guidance.
Thanks Rachel! I’m flabbergasted too. (Great word that, we don’t use it often enough) Astonishing to think what was going on in the world that...
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Off to search FB! :-)
Yes, the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. They may be worth a visit or may be able to point me in the right direction. That’s an inspired idea OBB....
I’m surprised they went for a ring which is quite likely to get knocked. A pendant may have been a safer option for it?. @Ownedbybear if that’s...
Really?! :jawdrop: What indicates that it’s that old? It would explain why a piece of glass ended up in an 18k setting I suppose. Maybe it’s not...
Ah blast, you’ve activated my guilt now :oops: I’ll give them a donation when I’ve rehomed it. I’ve done that before when I’ve got a seriously...
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