File:Cobalt blue melon bead, 1st-2nd century AD (FindID 763447).jpg

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Cobalt blue melon bead, 1st-2nd century AD
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Kent County Council, Walter (Jo) Ahmet, 2016-01-21 15:45:50
Title
Cobalt blue melon bead, 1st-2nd century AD
Description
English: A complete cobalt blue glass bead likely dating from the early Roman period, c. 43-200AD. This bead is classified as a 'melon'. The bead is circular in plan with an even smooth central peforation. While the outer side of the bead is adorned with irregular longitudinal ridges and groves (gadroons) providing the distinctive 'melon' like appearance. It is in very good condition, however much of the surface of the glass has become a touch cloudly although still retaining its colour. This cloudiness is due to the degradation of the glass matrix, in this case likely devritrication as the silica that makes up the glass begins to recrystalise. These beads are most notable from the first half of the roman period (Crummy 1983, 30 and 32; Johns 1996, 101) however they have been noted in some pre-roman cemeteries (Dent 1982, 445-6).

Measurements: 15.64mm in diameter, 8.94mm thick and 1.96g in weight.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1 and 200
Accession number
FindID: 763447
Old ref: KENT-0F91BC
Filename: KENT0F91BC.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/549362
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/549362/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/763447
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Object location51° 30′ 36″ N, 0° 05′ 23.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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