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Description: | Cast copper alloy bead of probable late Iron Age or Early Roman date (50BC-200AD). The bead is cylindrical and cast in one piece with a moulded exterior surface. This decoration is broadly symmetrical with three centrally positioned circumferential beaded ribs which give the impression of rope like pattern. Either side of these central ribs the bead expands / swells and then contracts forming a large swollen ring. At either terminal are raised bands similar to the central circumferential ribs which are similarly decorated. The interior of the bead is plain and undecorated.
The bead is a mid green grey colour with a relatively complete but abraded patina. There is no evidence of active corrosion, but abrasion has removed much of the patina in places which has affected the survival of the decorative design. The bead measures 13.3mm diameter and is 14.4mm wide, the metal of the bead is 1.9mm thick and the internal diameter is 10.4mm. It weighs 4.79 grams.
A direct parallel for this bead has not been found. In shape it is similar to some late Iron Age toggles, however it is also very similar to examples of Roman spacer beads, hence the date range given here. In all likelihood this bead is most likely to date from the early Roman period (50-150 AD) as much of the decorative metalwork in Wales and the Marches has a distinctly Iron Age ??Celtic?? decorative form. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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