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BEAD

Unique ID: BERK-141237

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper-alloy Bronze Age Bead. The bead is roughly bi-conical in shape with a slightly raised flat ridge running around the circumference. The central hole as a diameter of 5.6mm. Beads of this type were produced in gold and copper-alloy during the Bronze Age.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1400 BC
Date to: 1100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 9.53 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Ashford Hill with Headley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5263
Four figure Latitude: 51.363693
Four figure longitude: -1.254488
1:25K map: SU5263
1:10K map: SU56SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Returned to Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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