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Iron Age ceramic bead
Slightly irregular round bead with oval cross-section and cylindrical perforation made prior to firing.There is another small perforation at an angle to the main one although this may have been accidental.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
53.267/2
Find Information
Site Name: Caerau, Henllan (Dyfed)
Grid Reference: SN3649
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1939-1945
Notes: Found during the excavation of a promonotory fort of probable Early Iron Age date, known as above. Found in posthole 1 of Hut II.
Acquisition
Donation, 8/4/1993
Measurements
diameter / mm:22
thickness / mm:13.5
bore / mm:2.5
weight / g:6
Material
ceramic
Techniques
hand made
Location
In store
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