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BEAD
Unique ID: DYFED-A704CC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Object is a complete blue glass bead, thought to date to the Roman period. The bead is spherical in shape, an opaque blue colour and has a hole drilled through the centre. There are faint linear lines around the circumference of the bead, which may show that the bead was once sanded or polished. The bead weighs 1.6g, has a height of 10.67mm and has a diameter of 11.33mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 10.67 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 11.33 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PRN 127835
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Pembrokeshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Pembrokeshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Haverfordwest
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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