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Roman melon bead
Complete dark blue/black melon glass bead. The bead is circular in plan with a central hole. The inner hole surface is smooth and the outer is adorned with regular longitudinal ridges and groves providing the distinctive 'melon' like appearance.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
39.386/11.1
Find Information
Site Name: Myrtle Cottage Orchard, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1939
Notes: From building B, Room 3
Acquisition
donation, 20/7/1939
Measurements
width / mm:19.0
external diameter / mm:26.0
diameter / mm
Material
Glass
Location
Caerleon: Case 07 Military Fittings
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