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Roman glass melon bead
Complete poorly made blue frit 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
2017.26H/6
Find Information
Site Name: unprovenanced,
Acquisition
Old stock
Measurements
maximum height / mm:14
height / mm
minimum height / mm:10
height / mm
internal diameter / mm:7
diameter / mm
maximum diameter / mm:16.5
diameter / mm
Material
frit
Location
Caerleon: Case 07 Military Fittings
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