File:Amber bead (FindID 179388).jpg

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Amber bead
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2007-05-08 10:48:24
Title
Amber bead
Description
English: Amber bead; Small, circular, 'doughnut-shaped' bead of bright orange amber. Surface mostly pitted and matt. Chipped in one area, showing the bright, glassy texture of the amber. Weight 0.91g, Diameter 13.11mm, Thickness 9.36mm (6.88mm min) Unknown date - amber beads are very difficult to date. They are reasonably commonly known from Bronze Age, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Medieval contexts.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date Unknown date
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FindID: 179388
Old ref: DENO-042D30
Filename: E5438 amber bead.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/137564
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/137564/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/179388
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Object location53° 21′ 52.2″ N, 0° 13′ 23.21″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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