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BEAD
Unique ID: ASHM-377F8C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A damaged castcopper-alloy bead dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman periods. The bead is biconical with an even central perforation and a moulded raised collar around the outer edge of the hole on both sides. Compare with other PAS records of biconical copper-alloy beads, including: LEIC-3641F5, SOM-DA2D9C, IOW-8B6304, SUR-1477F6A, and also another from this collection: ASHM-37CABC. A Late Iron Age or Roman date seems likely; c. 100 BC - AD 409.
Notes:
External diameter = 12.3mm; internal diameter = 5mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 3 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD563
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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