Glass, 5.71 grams, 15.91 mm. 5th-7th century AD. A glass bead made by the coiling method; the coloration is dark blue-green and the stratification in the glass provides a strong texture. Reference: similar to beads found at Apple Down, Sussex, published in Down, A. & Welch, M. Chichester Excavations 7: Apple Down and The Mardens, Chichester, 1990, plate 40 item 16. Very fine condition. Provenance: found on the Thames foreshore at the Tower of London.