Record ID: ESS-33CCA3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age-Roman glass bead, dating 800BC - AD100. This bead belongs to Guido's class 6, Oldbury type.It is made from blue and white glass and is roughly circular in shape, with a hole through the centre formed during manufacture with a mandrel. The white glass forms spirals at various points around the outside of the object. At these points nodules have been formed in the blue glass to emphasise the design. The nodules and spirals alternate between pairs and single features. A similar example has been recorded with the PAS (LON-041951), though that example had a copper alloy rin…
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Last updated: Sunday 13th May 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-FB9144
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age or Roman (c.300 BC - AD 410) blue glass bead with a white trail. The bead is translucent and a bright royal blue in colour. A marvered white trail of opaque glass has been laid around the outside in a series of broad U shaped loops, with a shorter V shape at the point the ends of the trail meet (and presumably had run out of room). There is recent damage to the outside surface of the bead. The bead measures 18.36mm in diameter (internal diameter of the central hole 7.73mm), 9.06mm in thickness and weighs 3.31g. Cf. Guido, 1978; plate I, 10d.
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: ESS-E93E92
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an annular glass bead. It is very pale blue/green with light iridescent weathering on all surfaces. There are several strain cracks close to the perforation on one end. It is 10mm high and weighs 1.91g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most common, but dark blue, yellow/brown and greenish colourless examples are also known.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E93425
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete small globular dark blue glass bead. It is 6.5mm high and has a diameter of 7mm. There is a large chip on one side and a groove which extends from the perforated end on one side. The perforation at this end is tear-drop shaped and has dimensions of 2.3 x 3mm. At the other end, the diameter of the perforation is 1.5mm.It weighs 0.31g. Small globular beads are known in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts, occurring throughout the Roman period (Guido 1978, 69-71, group 7).
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E5AF27
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete small blue/green globular glass bead. At one end it can be seen where glass was trailed and then cracked-off, to form the bead, and this end is also flattened. The bead is 7.8mm high, has a diameter of 8mm. The diameter of the perforation is 1.5mm and it weighs 0.56g. Small globular beads are known in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts, occurring throughout the Roman period (Guido 1978, 69-71, group 7).
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E5A701
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete small blue/green globular glass bead. There is a small chunk missing from close to the perforation on one side, which may be the result of a fault during manufacture. It is 7.3mm high, has a diameter of 7.5mm and weighs 0.49g. The diameter of the perforation varies and measures 1.5-2.5mm. Small globular beads are known in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts, occurring throughout the Roman period (Guido 1978, 69-71, group 7).
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E59EC4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete annular glass bead. It is pale yellow/brown. It has a diameter of 10-11mm and has an irregular circumference. The diameter of the perforation is 6mm. It is 2.5-4.5mm high and weighs 0.38g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most common, but dark blue, yellow/brown and greenish colourless examples are also known.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E59730
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete annular glass bead with a diameter of 19.8mm. It is olive green, with dark yellow green swirling impurities, flaking pale iridescence. The perforation, which has a diameter of 7.5mm is slightly off-centre. The bead is 8.5-10mm high and weighs 4.5g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most common, but dark blue, yellow/brown and greenish colourless examples are also known.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E58DE5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete annular glass bead. It is colourless with a blueish tinge. There are small chips around the perforations from abrasion with other beads. The diameter of the bead is 10mm and the diameter of the perforation is 5mm. It is 4mm high and weighs 0.45g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most common, but dark blue, yellow/brown and greenish colourless examples are also known.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E58057
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete annular glass bead. Colourless with a blueish tinge. The perforation has a diameter of 5.6mm and is off-centre. The wall has an uneven thickness and is 3.5-4.7mm in height. The diameter is 11mm and the thickness of the wall is 2-3.1mm. It weighs 0.52g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most common, but dark blue, yellow/brown and greenish colourless examples are also known.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E57627
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete annular glass bead. It is mid-blue with dulled surfaces. The wall of the bead has an uneven thickness. It is 3.2-4.8mm high, has a diameter of 12.6mm and the diameter of the perforation is 6.2-7mm. The thickness of the wall is 2.8-4.8mm and it weighs 0.78g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most common, but dark blue, yellow/brown and greenish colourless examples are also known.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E52CE5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete annular glass bead, c.75% now survives. It is pale blue, with light iridescence on the external surface, but heavier iridescence on the internal surface and at the breaks. The diameter (21.7mm) and thickness of the section is irregular. The bead is 6.4-8.3mm high. The perforation is large with a diameter of 11.5mm and is slightly irregular having been formed around an object with straight lines/angles.The bead weighs 2.80g. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group …
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E51FC6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment, c. 40%, of an annular (or possibly globular) glass bead. It is colourless, with a blueish tinge and there is a large dark inclusion within the glass. There are horizontal striations and some short vertical cracks on the external surface and light iridescence on all surfaces. The bead weighs 2.27g and is 10.6mm high with a diameter of c.20mm. The perforation has a diameter of c8mm. Monochrome annular beads have been found in both late Iron Age and Roman contexts and are difficult to date precisely (Guido 1978, 65-6 group 6iia, 140-2). Blue/green examples are the most…
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-E50B53
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete translucent dark blue glass melon bead. There are seven unevenly spaced vertical grooves. Light chipping at one end are indicative of abrasion with another bead. The other end has no signs of wear at the perforation. There are two large ‘pits’ on the external surface which are the result of air bubbles in the glass. The bead is 8.1mm high and weighs 1.54g. It has a diameter of 12.4mm and the perforation has a diameter of 3.5mm. Sally Worrell adds: Glass melon beads are present in Europe in the pre-Roman period, and 16 were found in a La Tene burial at the Wetwan…
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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