File:Roman melon bead from above (FindID 78022).jpg
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[edit]Roman melon bead from above | |||
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Colchester Museums, Caroline McDonald, 2004-10-14 10:21:55 |
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Title |
Roman melon bead from above |
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Description |
English: A complete faience melon bead. The external surface is buff coloured, with no trace of the glaze surviving. There are fourteen vertical and diagonal grooves, mostly of uneven length. The diameter of the bead is uneven, 17.3-20mm and there is a 'bulge' at one side. The perforation, which has a diameter of 8mm, is slightly off-centre. It weighs 3.38g and is 11.7-14.7 high.
This type of bead was in use during the 1st and 2nd centuries, being most common in the 1st century, particularly on military sites. Early finds come from Neronian contexts at Camulodunum (Harden 1947, 307 no. 3). Faience melon beads were produced in a wide range of sizes and have wide perforations and convex profile with vertical or slightly diagonal grooves scored into the outside surface. They were produced in a wide range of blue shades ranging from turquoise to bright blue with a buff/greyish core. It is likely that the smaller beads were used in a similar manner to other beads as a form of personal adornment, although the larger faience and glass melon beads may have been impractical to wear, particularly around the neck.Other examples can be seen in Crummy 1983, figure 32. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Essex | ||
Date | between 43 and 200 | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 78022 Old ref: ESS-E4AEC2 Filename: DSCN1677.JPG |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/39108 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/39108/recordtype/artefacts Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/78022 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
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Camera model | E4500 |
Exposure time | 5/191 sec (0.026178010471204) |
F-number | f/7.7 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:28, 13 October 2004 |
Lens focal length | 28.8 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | E4500v1.2 |
File change date and time | 13:28, 13 October 2004 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:28, 13 October 2004 |
Meaning of each component |
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Image compression mode | 1 |
APEX exposure bias | 0.7 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.8 APEX (f/2.64) |
Metering mode | Spot |
Light source | Tungsten (incandescent light) |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 139 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |