Record ID: LEIC-47D0C2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age? gold bead or bracelet fragment, 11mm long, 4mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 0.25g. The object is rectangular in form and sub circular in cross section. It consists of a rectangular fragment of worked sheet which has been folded up to make a bead? It has one clear complete plain edge then the body has a series of parallel indented lines about 0.5mm apart, running across its body to an incomplete edge. These appear to be the impressions of incised decoration, forming a ridged surface on what is now the inside. The two almost joining edges appear to be one straight, pro…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Higham on the Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-3641F5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy bead, 12mm in diameter, 5mm thick and with a weight of 1.73grams. The bead is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section. It has a central circular hole 3mm in diameter. The bead has a slightly irregular form, having an indented edge and narrowing in width to 3mm at one side. This may suggest a mis-casting? The bead is extremely similar to SUSS-0C04D4 and similar to SUSS-3278C4 and BH-3A6E57.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-B6FB92
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small diametered, thick, sub-circular sectioned cast bronze ring. These are seen from the Bronze Age onwards although in Richard Knox's opinion mostly from this early period. It is almost bead-like but presumably was designed to take some weight.
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 1st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-22AD73
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper alloy bead fragment, 24mm in diamter and 8mm thick. It is circular in shape, with a central hole. Only half the item remains. It is an unusual find and its indentification is not definite.
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Spatial data recorded.