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BEAD
Unique ID: SUSS-C73B89
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy bead dating from the Bronze age to the Early Medieval period. The bead is sub-biconical in form with a slightly flattened top and bottom. In section the bead is plano-covex with a large internal perforation, and the object demonstrates an even greenish brown patina. The external diameter of the bead is 14.42mm, the internal diameter is 6.22mm and th maximum thickness is 5.51mm. The object weighs 2.88 grammes.
Notes:
Copper-alloy biconical beads are difficult to date without a secure stratified context, and thus a wide date range has been suggested.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.51 mm
Weight: 2.88 g
Diameter: 14.42 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd January 2015 - Thursday 19th February 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2015 FLO Fishbourne B 19.2.15
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
Parish or ward: Eartham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9410
Four figure Latitude: 50.8818564
Four figure longitude: -0.66516371
1:25K map: SU9410
1:10K map: SU91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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