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BEAD

Unique ID: YORYM-6B7547

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete glass bead of Roman date. The bead is dodecahedral with 12 diamond-shaped facets. A central cylindrical hole runs the length of the bead. All 12 faces are undecorated.
The bead is 9.5mm in height, 7.7mm wide and weighs 1g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 9.5 mm
Width: 7.7 mm
Weight: 1 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Naburn

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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