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Roman faience melon bead
Small turquoise blue melon bead with greyish white quartz core. No glaze survives. D-sectioned body divided into fifteen segments; carefully made.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
77.40H/8.21
Find Information
Site Name: Whitton Villa site, Whitton
Grid Reference: ST 081 713
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1965-1970
Notes: (6) green earth below yard rubble
Acquisition
Donation, 22/8/1977
Measurements
diameter / mm:14
height / mm:10
diameter / mm:5 (perforation)
Material
faience
Location
In store
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