Record ID: HESH-07A2F8
Object type: GLASS WORKING DEBRIS
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, only this fragment 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 …
Created on: Friday 12th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2019
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Record ID: NARC-EECB11
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete glass Bottle Seal of Post-Medieval date (AD 1700-1800). The seal depicts a stag or deer head facing left, with is diagonal linear "rope" below, this is enclosed within a beaded circle. There are breaks at the edges however the sub-circular form is retained. The glass is heavily patinated with a dark green patina in some places and a multi-coloured opalescent patina predominant on the reverse. Length: 41.71mm, Width: 40.84mm, Thickness: 8.56mm, Weight: 19.0g. Around 1636 English law prohibited the sale of wine in glass containers. Individuals were encouraged to have…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2019
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Record ID: DOR-7225FB
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass (vitrified) bead probably dating to the early early-medieval period (6th to 8th century AD). It is bi-conical with flattened ends. The glass is dark grey to brown and is decorated with six to seven off-white horizontal, combed, trailed and marvered lines circling it. Around the central area there are three shapes trailed out in a bright yellow colour, spaced at regular intervals, the first is a circle, the second a back to front number 6 (or if viewed upside-down a lower case e) then another circle, all crudely applied then marvered. The central circular piercing is fairly cen…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Last updated: Saturday 8th July 2017
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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: 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: NARC3085
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An opaque white bowed cylindrical glass bead with angular crossing trails forming multiple conjoined lozenge shapes, the trails are decorated with a pale blue glass infill, some of which is extant. Inside each lozenge is a red dot. Decorative design is most like group 29/13 general shape is most like 30/13. Helen Geake writes: I do not understand the references given to the West Stow report for this bead. From the description, however, the bead can be identified as Brugmann's 'Dot 34' type (Brugmann 2004, 81) - these have a white body, blue crossing trails and red dots,…
Created on: Tuesday 30th July 2002
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Record ID: YORYM1532
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
irregular mavered spots in red glass on dark blue glass bead, 1 spot missing and 1 patch of exfoliated bead surface-damaged, circular recesses for red glass-1 extinct
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorks', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM601
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
as per scan. Glass cobalt blue. Wave pattern degraded, off-white, crystallised. Flattened top and bottom around hole. Hole slightly acentric.
Created on: Monday 13th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WEST YORKSHIRE BRAMHAM CUM OGLETHORPE', grid reference and parish protected.