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Roman faience melon bead
Strong blue melon bead with patches of surface glaze surviving in score marks. D-sectioned body, divided into eighteen segments by lightly scored vertical lines; carelessly made.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
77.40H/8.20
Find Information
Site Name: Whitton Villa site, Whitton
Grid Reference: ST 081 713
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1965-1970
Notes: North Range: fill of drainage gully running north from north-east corner of range.
Measurements
diameter / mm:19
height / mm:14
diameter / mm:8 (perforation)
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