Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-906401
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman melon bead made of green glass (circa AD 50- AD 200). A hole passes through the centre. The object was found on a field that has produced material suggestive of a sixth century Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery, and so it is possible that this bead was reused in the 6th century.
Class: Melon
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 600
Quantity: 1
Length: 7 mm
Diameter: 13 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010
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Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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