Record ID: HESH-57EFA1
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a faience melon bead of Roman date (50-200 AD). The bead is irregular in plan and cross section. Originally it would probably have been sub-oval shape in plan with a central hole. The outer edge of the bead is flat and polished although the colour differs between dark and light transverse bands. The bead is may have been covered with a turquoise glaze; this has mostly been removed by abrasion. The fabric of the bead is crystalline in places and appears uneven under magnification. The fragment measures 17.5mm length, 12.1mm width, is 5.2mm thick and weighs 1.16 grams. Sally…
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Under Penyard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-7976E0
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a faience melon bead of Roman date (50-200 AD). The bead is irregular in plan and cross section. Originally it would probably have been sub-oval shape in plan with a central hole. The outer edge of the bead would have been ridged or grooved; a number of these grooves survive on the fragment. The bead is covered with a bright turquoise glaze; this seems to have been applied to the whole bead but has been lost in a number of places due to abrasion. The glaze itself is crystalline in places and appears uneven under magnification. Where this glaze has been removed a pale blue/…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2006
Last updated: Monday 13th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Withington area', grid reference and parish protected.