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Roman melon bead
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Amy Downes, 2006-12-01 15:30:38
Title
Roman melon bead
Description
English: A complete melon bead made from faience. The surface is worn but traces of the turquoise glaze survive. The bead is sub-spherical, 23mm diameter and 21mm high. It is decorated with 21 raised vertical ribs. The central aperture has an internal diameter of 6.7mm. The bead is Roman, probably 1st to 2nd century AD. A close parallel is known from Castleford (West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, 1998, page 185, no.55). Melon beads form just under half of the total number of beads found in Castleford. Examples of frit are much more common than those of translucent blue glass. They were used in Britain from the conquest until a decline in use in the later 2nd century. Johns (1996, 101-102) suggests that glass melon beads are know to have been made in London, and probably elsewhere in Britain, but that they are a type known Empire-wide.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 43 and 200
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FindID: 151598
Old ref: SWYOR-6EFFA6
Filename: Bead database.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/122814
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/122814
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/151598
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Object location53° 37′ 08.4″ N, 1° 00′ 50.08″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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