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BEAD
Unique ID: BH-8444F4
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead-alloy object which is probably a bead. This object could date from the Bronze Age to post-medieval period. It is roughly conical, with uneven sides and a vertical central hole. It measures 15.8mm wide by 7.6mm high and weighs 7.74g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa 2000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 7.74 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th August 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 05/187 - 83
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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