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INTAGLIO
Unique ID: LANCUM-2FC031
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Possibly a blue glass bead probably dating from the Roman period AD 70-410AD. The object is circular 'bun-shaped' in plan and conical. It has an off centre circular perforation now blocked and the glass is cloudy dark blue. The outer surface is covered with grooves and pitting. The diameter is 15mm and the weight 1.97g. The object is odd as the perforation does not appear to continue all the war through it is possibly a miscast bead or intaglio. But the possibility remains that it is relatively modern.
Guido (1978:70) comments that stray examples of such beads cannot be dated with any certainty as similar examples were made up until modern times and were much used for lace bobbins.
Reference: Guido, M., 1978. The Glass Beads of the Prehistoric and Roman Periods in Britain and Ireland
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 70
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.97 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th March 2017 - Wednesday 29th March 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Ribchester (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD6535
Four figure Latitude: 53.81010243
Four figure longitude: -2.53299941
1:25K map: SD6535
1:10K map: SD63NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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