Record ID: LON-1EB071
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete coral tubular bead, probably Medieval – Post Medieval. The artefact is difficult to date, but the proposed date range is realistic given its foreshore context. The bead is a cylindrical shape with a circular section. There is no inner ridge so it has been drilled from one side. The diameter of the drilled hole is 4.0mm. The bead has been manufactured out of white coral from a Mediterranean brachial species. The outside edge has been left undecorated and has the natural pock-marks of the coral. Visible on either end of the bead are the laminate sheets of the coral growth. …
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-4C74A4
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated oyster shell with drilled hole, 36mm long, 25mm wide and 4mm thick. The object is in good condition with a white patina and weighs 2.97 grams. The object is sub triangular and consists of the 'hinged' part of an oyster and has had a 2mm diameter hole drilled into it near one end.
Created on: Monday 24th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'brooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-273552
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of oyster (Ostrea edulis) shells, possibly discarded after consumption. Although Roman pottery has been found in the vicinity, a later date ought not to be ruled out. One is longer and heavier (L.: 92.3mm, W.: 54.8mm, Wt.: 43.7g) than the other (L.: 77.1mm, W.: 77.0mm, Wt.: 25.6g).
Created on: Monday 10th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SUSS-DF1B18
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A small (possibly) coral circular bead, with a perforation through the centre.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-3E2BB7
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, worn and incomplete oyster (Ostrea edulis) shell featuring a large circular piercing. It is possible that the piercing was made in the medieval period and that the shell was worn by a pilgrim; the symbol of St James was a scallop shell, for example (Margeson 1993, 6, 8; ref. 20).
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-3DB1A6
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, incomplete oyster (Ostrea edulis) shell featuring a pair of circular piercings. It is possible that the piercings were made in the medieval period and that the shell was worn by a pilgrim; the symbol of St James was a scallop shell, for example (Margeson 1993, 6, 8; ref. 20).
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9872A6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An unidentified object made from an oyster shell with a strange oblong hole cut out of its centre. The shell measures 50mm by 45mm and the hole is 14mm long and 1mm wide. It has been cut very clearly with a sharp object and by hand as the shape is not exact. It is impossible to date and its purpose is unknown.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LIN-7BA546
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Flat disc-shaped bead made out of oyster shell. The internal hole diameter is circa 4mm.
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: BUC-ACCFE7
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A single shell from an oyster, probably representing food waste.
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hoggeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-836F84
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Shell bead, rounded in section with squared ends - cylindical in shape, probably of post medieval date.
Created on: Wednesday 17th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: KENT3886
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Small or medium size cowry shell with a plain white matt surface, with a small 'man made' suspension hole.
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KENT AYLESFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM1201
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragmented oyster shell with various states of abrasion.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE SUTTON ON THE FOREST', grid reference and parish protected.