Record ID: YORYM-437253
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead of unknown date. The bead is sub-spherical with flattened ends and a central hole. The bead is made of blue glass and is in fair condition, with a pitted surface. Beads of this style were used from the Iron Age until the medieval period and beyond and so are impossible to date. This blue colour was popular in the 1st-3rd centuries, but could also be from an Anglo Saxon context.
Created on: Thursday 12th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fridaythorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7DAAE6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Oldbury Type blue bun-shaped glass bead with only two white swirls surviving.
Created on: Thursday 4th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-74D428
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bead, decorated with inlaid red enamel. The bead is circular with a circular perforation through the centre. The circumference of the bead is decorated with a series of vertical raised ribs. The area inside the ribs is the area that is infilled with enamel. The copper alloy is pitted and corroded, but a large amount of enamel still survives. This bead is probably Iron Age to Roman in date.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherry Burton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3DFB5E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete glass bead of Guido Group 5; Type 10d, dating to the Late Iron Age to mid Roman period (c. BC 150-AD 300). The bead is annular in shape with a large central perforation. The bead is a dark blue or cobalt semi-translucent colour with white decorative swirling, formed of a zig zag pattern, across the outer surface. The white decoration would have been formed through trailing hot white glass on the surface of the bead when it was still hot. Then a technique referred to as marvering, in which the hot outer surface of the bead with decoration was pressed against a cold and sm…
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd January 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-E15DB1
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy probable bead, of uncertain dating, but of probable Late Iron Age date, c.50 BC to 200 AD. The bead is cylindrical with three parallel circumferential raised rounded ridges divided by two narrowed waists. The interior of the cylinder is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in good condition. The object is 15.9mm long, 18.7mm in diameter, 4.4mm thick and weighs 17.2g. A similar object is recorded as WMID-286827 which states that "a similar bead was recorded from Herefordshire from the Western under P…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID2354
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The glass bead has a navy coloured background with white concentric rings in three pairs. Only a fragment remains of the outer edge and base.
Created on: Friday 14th July 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STAFFORDSHIRE LICHFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID4489
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The bead is a circular shape in plan, with a regular rounded edge in profile, Guido describes the shape as 'thick annular'. It has a central hole which is straight and sub-circular in cross section. The background colour of the bead is a dark blue colour which is decorated with white spiral which starts near the centre of one face and continues around the bead, but forming sub-concentric rings on the opposite face. On the less decorated face, evenly spaced around the hole are three small sub-circular indentations which maybe part of the manufacturing process or accidental.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID4490
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Solihull
Workflow stage: Published
The bead is sub-circular shape in plan. However one side the bead has been chipped. It has an off-centre sub-circular hole which has straight sides. The base of the bead is slightly flattened, and the upper face is flattened also, but to a lesser extent. In profile the bead has a regular curvature. The bead is a translucent dark/royal blue colour.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID4491
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Solihull
Workflow stage: Published
The beads are sub-circular shape in plan. They have a central sub-circular hole which has straight sides. The beads' profile is globular with slightly flattened base and upper face. The surface of the beads have very fine grooves in a spiral form suggesting the bead was wound in manufacture. The colour of the bead is a dense opaque sky blue colour.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID4492
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Solihull
Workflow stage: Published
The bead is a sub-spherical shape, with a narrow central sub-circular hole which has straight sides. The diameter of the hole is 2.07mm. The bead in profile has a slightly flattened base. Areas of the surface of the bead has discoloured slightly, most likely due to the conditions of the soil. The colour of the bead is a translucent brown/yellow colour.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID4493
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Solihull
Workflow stage: Published
The bead is an oval shape in plan with slightly flattened terminals. Through the longest axis of the bead is a hole with straight sides. One terminal of the hole has a large chip. This chipped area has slight compression ripples, similar to that of knapped flint. The colour of the bead appears to be a very dark opaque brown.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-7FD5B0
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken glass bead of possible late Iron Age to Roman date. The bead is circular and domed on both sides. Only half survives but the bead would originally have been of approximately 12.5 mm in diameter. It is 7.04 mm thick and has an internal perforation of approximately 2.5 mm in diameter. It is broken across this perforation. It weighs 0.9 grams. It suffers from some damage and degradation.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2013
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Record ID: WMID-286827
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy probable bead, of uncertain dating, but of probable Late Iron Age dating (50 BC to 200 AD). The ring is cylindrical and cast in one piece with a moulded exterior surface. This decoration is broadly symmetrical with two wide ribs, with a narrow rib to either side along the edge. The interior of the bead is plain and undecorated. It has a length of 15.5mm, a diameter of 20.5 mm and 2.5 mm thick. It weighs 11.8 g. It is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of so…
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-04E485
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy bead, probably dating to c. 800 BC - AD 100. The bead is circular in plan and biconical in cross section, with a circumferential ridge emphasised by slight incised lines. The bead has a large, central, circular perforation 6.2mm in diameter. Dimensions: diameter 15.1mm; thickness 7.3mm weight 5.14g. cf. BH-431B44 and SUR-14AA83, amongst others for similar examples on this database. A larger example, but of similar form, was excavated at Camerton and dated to c. 50 BC - AD 50 (Jackson 1990: 48 & plt. 14).
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
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Record ID: WILT-2D1185
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bead of probable Iron Age or Early Roman date, c. 800BC - AD50. The bead is broadly biconical, with a circumferencial ridge around its outside edge, and is sub-triangular in profile.. It has a slightly off-centre, cast circular aperture with smooth, straight sides. The patina is a smooth, dull, dark grey-green. The bead is 10.8mm in diameter, with the aperture approximately 4.8mm across. It is 4mm wide and 2.9mm thick, and weighs 1.6g. It can be compared to a similar copper alloy ring, No. 143, excavated at Camerton, identified as a possible harness pendant or str…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
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Record ID: WILT-AD0777
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy probable Iron Age to Roman bead, dating to the period 100 BC- AD 410. It is oblate spheroid in shape with C shape section. It is mid grey in colour and pitted overall. The interior is crusted, the hole sub circular, the band varying in thickness/height. It is 12.86mm in diameter with a band that varies between 6.37mm and 7.32mm in height. The hole is c 8mm in diameter. It weighs 1.80g.
Created on: Monday 21st August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
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Record ID: WAW-892427
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman green glass bead. The bead is hexagonal in section and sub-rectangular in plan. One terminal is broken on one edge, but the complete edge appears to be original. The perforation through the bead appears to be a pointed oval shape. The glass is a matte rich mid green colour. The bead measures 11.69mm long, and 4.91mm wide. It weighs 0.5g. Sally Worrell (PAS Finds Advisor) has identified the bead as probably dating to the 4th century when green hexagonal beads were most popular.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-12FD13
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy bead consisting of an oblate central section either side of which the section narrows before expanding around the open ends of the bead. The bead is corroded but there appear to have been notches around the circumference of the central section. The bead is slightly curved as would be appropriate for part of a beaded torc or bracelet, although the 2.9mm diameter hole though its length is unusual.
Created on: Monday 29th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alcester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-0348B1
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy bead. The bead is cylindrical with a central oval section flanked by waisted sections to each side ending in collars at each terminal. The bead measures 16.55mm in length, 7.21mm in diameter and weighs 2g. Several similar beads are recorded on the database including SOM-370A52, SF-660114, SOM-16C4A7, WAW-12FD13 and NMS-CE3502. It probably dates to the late Iron Age to Roman 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date.
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Last updated: Friday 2nd August 2013
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Record ID: WAW-7DA9B5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age-Roman glass bead, dating 800BC - AD100. Approximately half of the bead remains, the breaks appear to be recent damage. The bead was circular with a circular perforation measuring 14.82mm diameter. It is made from dark brown-black glass with yellow detail being trailed up, across and down the sides of the bead repeatedly. The bead measures 32.52mm diameter, 14.65mm thick and weighs 10.2g. While handmade beads with trailed decoration were popular in both the Late Iron Age, Roman and Early Medieval periods this example is probably every Iron Age considering the site it …
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th July 2019
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Record ID: WAW-3118A7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age-Roman glass bead, dating 800BC - AD100. Approximately half of the bead remains, the breaks appear to be recent damage. The bead was circular with a circular perforation measuring 8.66mm diameter. It is made from dark blue glass with white spirals on the exterior surface which are flush with the surface of the bead and not forming a nodule which can occur on other examples. The spirals vary in thickness and size. The bead measures 23.54mm diameter, 11.45mm thick and weighs 3.74g. This style of bead has been discussed at length by Foulds (2014, pp. 7-8) who notes that…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2017
Last updated: Friday 18th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Studley area.', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-709171
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a glass annular bead. Only about quarter of the bead survives. It is 15.3mm long, 7.2mm wide and 5.6mm thick. It is sub-circular in section and would have had a radius of about 9mm. The bead is made of dark blue glass and is decorated with five trailed then smoothed circumferential bands of white glass. There is also a pinkish substance on the side of the central hole. Beads with similar decoration on the database are LEIC-70C974 and LEIC-8B5E97. It is very difficult to date glass beads as they were used throughout the Iron Age, Roman and Early Medieval periods.
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-EBF2F4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a glass bead of the Oldbury type, of late Iron Age or Roman date, 300BC to 400AD. The basal glass is dark blue in colour and has slightly raised knobs, each of which is decorated with a white swirl or spiral. Three of these knobs remain on this fragment. The fragment is 20.4mm long, 15.8mm wide and 8.5mm thick. It weighs 3.31gm. A fragment of an identical bead can be found on the database at reference YORM-7DAAE6.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0985F3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wooden bead of unknown date. The bead is spherical with slightly flattened end and a central hole. The bead has a diameter of 7.1mm and is 7mm thick. It weighs 0.1g. Beads of this style were used from the Iron Age until the present day and are thus very difficult to date. A possible Iron Age or Roman date is suggested for this example based on the other finds from this area. The bead is remarkably well preserved. There are other beads on the database including GLO-31DB65.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-099AF6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead of unknown date. The bead is spherical with a proportionally large central hole. It has a diameter of 7.9mm and is 7.3mm thick. It weighs 0.5g. The bead is made of clear light blue glass which is chipped and scratched. Beads of this style were used from the Iron Age until the medieval period and beyond and so are impossible to date. However, an Iron Age or Roman date is most likely for this find based on the other material from this area. There are other beads on the database including GLO-31DB65.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-09BB55
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead of unknown date. The bead is sub-spherical with flattened ends and a central hole. It has a diameter of 9.5mm and is 7mm thick. It weighs 0.8g. The bead is made of opaque sky blue glass and is in good condition. Beads of this style were used from the Iron Age until the medieval period and beyond and so are impossible to date. This sky blue colour was popular in the 1st-3rd centuries, but could also be from an Anglo Saxon context. However, an Iron Age or Roman date is most likely for this find based on the other material from this area. A similar example on the database is …
Created on: Friday 18th January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-465458
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy probable bead of later Iron Age date, about 100 BC - AD 50. It is annular, one side much narrower than the other. A moulded raised lip runs round the aperture on both faces. There is also a ridge along the centre of the outer face at the narrower side. This is decorated with transverse incised lines, indistinct owing to wear at the outer edge of the narrowest part of the hoop. On the expanded part of the ring, the ridge terminates with hollow, moulded ovoid shapes in relief, their backs opposing each other. Each pointed oval terminal is on a slightly flattened facet. Th…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B77BC
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bead in the form of an annular ring,  probably Iron Age or Roman in date, about 800 BC to AD 410. The bead has a large central perforation of 8.2mm diameter. The hoop is a chunky D shape in cross-section, with a slightly convex inner face, approaching a square cross-section with rounded corners. The object is 16.3mm in diameter, 5.1mm thick and weighs 4.57g.  The central perforation is 8.2mm in diameter. It has a smooth and glossy brown patina, with some crazing. The dating is uncertain as such beads are known to date from the Bronze Age to Anglo Sax…
Created on: Monday 26th April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 31st August 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-170083
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age - Early Roman (c. 100BC - 100AD), copper- alloy annular bead. It measures 14.2mm - 15.6mm in diameter and weighs 5.55g. One edge has been slightly flattened. The central perforation measures 5.2mm. The patina is even and very dark. The original surface appears to be intact. The bead is undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Eastbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B853D4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead, made from four different colours of glass (blue, white, red, yellow). The bead is a cylinder with straight sides. It was made by mixing two strands of blue and white glass, and then wrapping the glass around a thin metal rod (the hole left by the rod has a diameter of 3.2mm); the glass mixture was then dragged this way and that around the rod, to mix up the patterns on the surface. Tiny blobs of yellow glass were then added fairly uniformly around the sides; onto each blob was added an even smaller one of red glass. The whole bead was then heated and rolled on a smooth su…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hailsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-68FFE3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast, copper alloy, bead, possibly Iron Age - Roman in date 300 BC- AD.200. The bead is sub spherical, almost barrel shaped with a wider mid point and narrower ends. The bead is made up of 5 transverse collars separated by four incised grooves. The end collars are thin, while the next two are thicker and the final central collar is thin again, much the same thickness as the exterior ones. The bead has an internal diametre of 6.59mm and a max. exterior diam of 10.78mm. The bead is a silvery-green/grey in colour, consistent with it being high tin bronze designed to have a si…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7833F2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy bead probably dating from the late Iron Age to Roman period, c. 100BC-200AD. The globular bead is sub-spherical with opposing slightly everted and beaded collars at each end around the stringing holes. The bead has a dark green patina. Measurements: diameter 10.17mm, length 12.34mm, weight 3.67g. Similar beads dated to the Iron Age are recorded at: NLM-36ACA8 and NLM-60C82D.
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-BABDD5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy annular bead of probable Iron age to Roman date c. 700 BC - AD 410. The bead is spherical in plan and oval in cross section, with a single circular and straight aperture, (5.34mm in diameter). The edges of the aperture are curved and convex creating a D shaped cross-section to the hoop. The bead is heavily pitted with damage. It has a dark green glossy patina with patches of light green on damaged areas.  Dimensions: diameter: 16.30mm,  thickness: 9.95mm,  weight: 9.17g Beads in general are notoriously hard to…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: SUR-E76C6E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A biconvex copper alloy bead, 15mm in diameter and 8.1mm thick. The central hole is 4.8mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2018
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Record ID: SUR-1707DC
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring shaped bead, 9.7mm in diameter, possibly dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The internal diameter is around 4.6mm. The side profile is irregular, with a lopsided and tapering biconical profile, 3.6mm thick.
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
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Record ID: SUR-B57858
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper alloy object with rounded sides, plano convex cross section of 2.5mm thickness and a central hole of 8.4mm.
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th March 2021
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Record ID: SUR-2C4B92
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring shaped bead, 10mm in diameter, possibly dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The internal diameter is around 5.4mm and the inner surface appears to be slightly uneven, with a circumferential casting ridge. The side profile is irregular, with a lopsided and tapering biconical profile, 2.6mm thick. The patina is grey-green and reminiscent of prehistoric or Roman metalwork.
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: SUR-D02846
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring shaped bead, 10.5mm in diameter, possibly dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The internal diameter is around 5.7mm and the inner surface is uneven, with a circumferential casting ridge. The form is irregular, with a rounded profile, 3.1mm thick. The patina is grey-green and reminiscent of prehistoric or Roman metalwork.
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
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Record ID: SUR-404E09
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring shaped bead, 11.4mm in diameter, possibly dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The internal diameter is around 6.1mm and the inner surface appears to be slightly uneven. The side profile is irregular, with a lopsided and tapering biconical profile, 5.0mm thick. The patina is grey-green and reminiscent of prehistoric or Roman metalwork.
Created on: Friday 31st January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Record ID: SUR-14AA83
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy annular bead, probably of late Iron Age date. The bead has an intentionally off-centre hole (8.73mm in diameter) and tapers markedly in profile. Around the girth is a prominent flat-topped ridge. The bead is in good condition though with a few losses from the surface, and has a light grey-green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Spatial data recorded.