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Description: | Half of a glass bead probably dating from the Roman period, about AD 43 - 410. The bead is broadly spherical with both sides flattening around the perforation. It is an even mid blue colour and is opaque. It has a centrally located longitudinal perforation with parallel sides. The perforation has an approximate diameter of 2.3mm. The bead is in fair condition with a matte surface probably caused by movement in the plough soil. Ther are also scratches on the broken face, but it is not as damaged as the oute rface of the bead, suggesting the break occured post-deposition, probably in the plough soil. It is 12mm tall, 14mm in diameter and 2.66g.Though the bead has been assigned a Roman date based on other finds form this area, beads of this style were used from the Iron Age to Post Medieval periods and cannot be dated with certainty.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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