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Roman melon bead
Melon bead of blue glass. Late 1st century A.D.
Melon beads are ‘gadrooned’ – decorated with parallel vertical ribs, giving the bead the appearance of a melon.
Gadrooning can be created by running a curved tool down the side of the glass before it’s cooled. Some melon beads may have been created by pouring glass into a mould.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
32.60/12.1
Find Information
Site Name: Prysg Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1927-1929
Acquisition
donation, 6/2/1932
Measurements
thickness / mm:11.0
external diameter / mm:20.0
diameter / mm
internal diameter / mm:9.0
diameter / mm
Material
Frit
Location
Caerleon: Case 14 Jewellery
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