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BEAD
Unique ID: SOM-06DAF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval cast copper alloy hollow hexagonal bead. The bead is oval in profile with six facets giving it a hexagonal shape in plan. There is a slight raised casting line around the centre. It is hollow with circular holes to each side, each surrounded by a flattened area. It is 15.6mm in diameter and 13.0mm thick; it weighs 1.93 grams.
NLM-704773 and SWYOR-C582D6 on this database are similar, both are given a post medieval date, c.1500-1800 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 1.93 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 020831
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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