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BEAD
Unique ID: GLO-BC5B43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Circular amber bead of neat regular shape, a thick sub-oval in cross-section with a central hole drilled down the middle.
Amber beads are very difficult to date. They are reasonably common from Bronze Age to Early Medieval contexts, although a Roman date is perhaps the most likely in this instance.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa 2200 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 12 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 0.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013 - Friday 1st November 2013
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cleeve
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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