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BEAD
Unique ID: PUBLIC-F6E044
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Bronze Age, Copper Alloy bead. The bead is a torus shape with a slight bend and noticable seam across the cross section where each ends of the loop would have been attached together.
The bead has a diameter of 15.24mm but extends to 15.65mm in the bend, 3.6mm thick, 4.2mm high and weighs 3.1g. It has a bronze, brown colour which has faded in some patches. Otherwise, it is in stable condition.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa AD 800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 4.2 mm
Thickness: 3.66 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 15.38 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th January 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Caistor (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1003
Four figure Latitude: 53.51218257
Four figure longitude: -0.34266355
1:25K map: TA1003
1:10K map: TA10SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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