Rights Holder: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
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Unique ID: ASHM-37CABC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy biconical bead of unknown date. The bead is circular in plan, biconical in section and possesses a slightly off-centre perforation. 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-377F8C. An Iron Age or Roman date seems likely.
Notes:
External diameter = 12.9mm; internal diameter = 6.3mm.
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 800 BC
Date to: Circa AD 409
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
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Other reference: ASHMBD567
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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