Record ID: HESH-8577A5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lmid- blue glass bead with a slightly off centre sub-circular hole. The bead is broadly bun / globular shaped being near circular in plan and rectangular shaped in cross section. The central hole is irregular and slightly faceted: it measures 6.2mm x 6.4mm. The bead is a light matt greenish blue colour; when it is held up to the light it is translucent and has a number of small air bubbles and flecks present. The bead has also been slightly scratched and damaged by abrasion in the plough soil. Glass beads are common finds from the late Iron Age - Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period …
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-E2C2AB
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast tin alloy bead of unknown date. The bead is roughly circular in plan and sub-oval in section with external diameter of 13.6 and 8.5mm thick. The central perforation is warped but the side with less warpage has an internal diameter of 5.8mm x 3.9mm. The bead lacks diagnostic characteristics so a definite date cannot be obtained, however two tin beads are recorded from Medieval (15th century) contexts and examples are described by Egan and Pritchard (2002: 315-316 no. 1584, 1585). The metal is a medium grey and shiny in places with a weight of 4.17g. References…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-7BC28D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four handmade glass beads of differing colours and manufacturing methods. Dates unknown, may range from the Roman period to the 19th century. An opaque yellow glass bead with cylindrical, slightly tapering form. Produced by forming molten glass around a rod and rolling to form the smooth sides of the bead. The PAS database has two records of similar shaped beads, SWYOR-110E90 and YORYM-B2E6D4, which are tentatively dated as early medieval. 6.8mm long, 8.7mm diameter, 0.77g. A globular bead of transparent light blue-green glass. The bead has been produced by drilling the …
Created on: Thursday 27th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stretton Grandison', grid reference and parish protected.

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-549160
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular light blue glass bead with an off centre sub-circular hole. The bead is broadly bun / globular shaped being sub-circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. It measures 21.0mm in diameter is 8.9mm wide and maximum of 7.6mm thick (from central hole to outer edge). The bead weighs 5.01 grams. The central hole is irregular and slightly faceted: it measures 7.2mm x 7.7mm. The bead is a light matt blue colour; when it is held up to the light it is translucent and has a number of small air bubbles and flecks present. The bead has also been slightly scratched and damaged b…
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-BA07B7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a dark blue glass melon bead of Roman date (50-200 AD). The bead has been broken in half and 50% survives; it is irregular in plan and cross section. Originally it would probably have been sub-oval shape in plan with a central hole. The central hole is ridged by vertical striations and has an internal diameter of 11.4mm. The outer edge of the bead has regular lentoid shaped ridges formed by regular grooves like depressions. The bead has been broken relatively recently as the edges are crisp and unabraded, the matrix of the glass shows frequent small bubbles. There are also…
Created on: Monday 13th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
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Record ID: HESH-918ABF
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eardisland History and Heritage Group Site Code: HLF 07 Site Summary: Finds made during the excavation of two trenches placed across parallel linear cropmarks. The cropmarks are approximately 60m long and 4m apart. The trenches were dug on cultivated land and excavated to the natural sub-strata. Trench A Sector 1 Context 001 - Topsoil Description: A mid-blue glass bead of Roman date (50-200 AD). The bead is regular in plan and flat in cross section. It is unabraded but has lost its surface shine in the ploughsoil. The hole through the centre of the bead is regular…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eardisland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-3A656E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy bead, of unknown dating (AD 43 to AD 1700). The bead is biconvex in shape, with a circular central perforation which is 4.98mm diameter. The exterior is undecorated. The bead has a dark green to mid brown colour. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has occurred. The bead measures 13.82mm diameter, 9.02mm thick and weighs 3.9g. Simple copper alloy beads of this type are hard to date without accompanying contextual evidence or any diagnostic features and were used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period.
Created on: Monday 24th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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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.

Record ID: HESH-4B1DE2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a dark blue glass 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 has been broken relatively recently as the edges are crisp and unabraded, the matrix of the glass shows frequent small bubbles. The fragment measures 13.2mm length, 12.8mm width, is 7.7mm thick and weighs 1.57 grams. The exact function for these beads is somewhat el…
Created on: Monday 21st July 2008
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.