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Iron Age Celtic - Roman Bronze Bead

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Code: 10499



This is a nice Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy bead, dating to c. 100 B.C. - 200 A.D. This example is a cast biconvex sub-spherical bead, with opposed everted collars around its stringing hole at either end. Similar examples recorded SOM-370A52, WAW-0348B1, and NMS-C36251. This example is intact with a patchy patina.

OBJECT: Bead

CULTURE: Iron Age - Roman

DATE: c. 100 B.C. - 200 A.D.

MATERIAL: Bronze

SIZE: 14mm x 13mm

WEIGHT: 4.3 grams

PROVENANCE: Ex. Private collection, Norfolk.