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BEAD
Unique ID: IOW-93251A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy bead of Unknown date, possibly Roman to post-Medieval (AD 43-1900).
This bead is biconical in form and each end is flattened. It has a central longitudinal perforation with parallel sides and measures c. 6.0mm in diameter.
The bead is corroded and drab green with patches of a dark green patina.
Length: 19.9mm; diameter at centre: 17.8mm. Weight: 14.19g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.9 mm
Weight: 14.19 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-5-52
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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