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Bead
Unique ID: NCL-BDC011
Object type certainty: Certain
A cast glass bead of Iron Age to modern date.
The bead is annular with a circular perforation, and D-shaped in section. There is no visible seam.
The colour is an orange-pink reminiscent of coral, but the material is glass.
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Thickness: 5.74 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 10.7 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Glass [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Hambleton
Parish: Thornton Le Street
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE4185
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2009
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins
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Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 24th November 2009
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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