West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service - The Romans in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service - The Romans in West Yorkshire
The Romans used a lot of costume jewellery. This bead, approximately 20 mm in diameter, is made out of glass, but shale and jet were also used. Because of its shape archaeologists call this type of bead a melon bead.
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