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BEAD
Unique ID: SUSS-68FFE3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, cast, copper alloy, bead, possibly Iron Age - Roman in date 300 BC- AD.200. The bead is sub spherical, almost barrel shaped with a wider mid point and narrower ends. The bead is made up of 5 transverse collars separated by four incised grooves. The end collars are thin, while the next two are thicker and the final central collar is thin again, much the same thickness as the exterior ones. The bead has an internal diametre of 6.59mm and a max. exterior diam of 10.78mm. The bead is a silvery-green/grey in colour, consistent with it being high tin bronze designed to have a silver-like appearance.
A similar example can be found in HAMP-DC8070, SUR-F1E71C, these are both generally dated to the Iron Age, though, there is a similarity to Roman spacer beads.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 300 BC
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 8.81 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 2.63 g
Diameter: 10.78 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th February 2018
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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)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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