Record ID: SUSS-90C9EB
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy biconical bead probably of Bronze Age to Medieval date. The object is circular in plan with a circular perforation. The inner edges of the perforation are slightly convex and the outer edges of the hoop angled to form a central apex.  The surface has a grey-green patina. Measurements: diameter 12.91mm, internal diameter 6.12mm narrowing to 4.31mm, thickness 6.91mm, weight 4.05g. Beads of this kind are difficult to date outside of excavated contexts. Other examples on the PAS database include SUR-E1B1A7, dating possibly …
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-7C3345
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bead of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman, c.1800 BC - AD 1000. The object is spherical with a central perforation running through it. The surface is fairly smooth with a glossy green patina. Numerous similar beads have been recorded with a variety of date ranges suggested. Copper-alloy spherical beads are difficult to date without a secure stratified context, and thus a wide date range has been suggeste  Without doing a comparative analysis of the alloy used in their manufacture, dating of this sort of bead is problem…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-7C2D20
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bead of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman, c.1800 BC - AD 1000. The object is spherical with a central perforation running through it. The surface is fairly smooth with a glossy green patina. Numerous similar beads have been recorded with a variety of date ranges suggested. Copper-alloy spherical beads are difficult to date without a secure stratified context, and thus a wide date range has been suggeste  Without doing a comparative analysis of the alloy used in their manufacture, dating of this sort of bead is problem…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-43C359
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An annular ring, probably a bead, probably of prehistoric date, but uncertain, potentially Bronze Age to Roman, BC 1100 - 410. The object is annular in plan, with a circular hole which is not central, of 7.2mm diameter. It is a thick oval in cross-section, and the ring is thicker at one side than at the other. The hole is nearer to the thinner part. There is a irregular concavity (3mm diameter) on the outer face of the thinnest part of the ring, which is probably a casting flaw. The bead is also decorated with a narrow circumferential ridge around the outer face. The ridge intersects w…
Created on: Sunday 15th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2023
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Record ID: BERK-167894
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy bead of Bronze Age date. The bead is bi-conical in shape with a circular hole slightly off-centre. This circular hole is 5.8mm in diameter. The patina is smooth and dark brown in colour with some small areas of surface wear. Similar in form to ESS-975247
Created on: Monday 26th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-A4BA73
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, probably a bead probably of Bronze Age to Roman date, 2150 BC - AD 400. It is annular, and has a shallowly convex inner face and a more arched convex outer face making it an asymmetrical oval in cross-section. It has a very smooth, plain surface and is olive green. Unusually for a bead, it has a short internal projection, perhaps suggesting a different function. A ring headed pin is one possibility, but pin shanks all appear to project from the external face.The projection is irregular in cross-section and has a flat terminal. Measurements are; diameter…
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Styrrup with Oldcotes Civil Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-FBB716
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy, penannular bead, of possible Bronze Age date, 2500-900 BC. The object comprises a bead formed from a small strip of copper alloy. The strip is D shaped in cross section with the flatter surface on the interior of the curve. The terminals are rounded and butted shut. The bead is slightly irregular in shape, having been bent round into shape rather than cast in that form. While a Bronze Age date is possible, other more recent dates are too due to the lack of diagnostic features. It is dated here based on its similarity to the copper alloy cores of other Penannul…
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-09555C
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete solid copper alloy bead dating to the middle Bronze Age (1300-1150). The bead is circular with a bi-conical profile with a central perforation measuring 7.7mm in diameter. The surface is smooth and undecorated with a mid green patina. Dimensions: Diameter 16.34mm; thickness 5.76mm; weight 5.33g Similar examples of copper alloy beads recorded on the PAS database include CAM-DD9C51 and LEIC-3641F5. A gold example from Gloucestershire, GLO-46CA05 (2014T358) has also been reported and the record by Kurt Adams comments: "The gold bead is likely to date to the Mid…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 7th January 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-954858
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2020 T120 Description: A small rectangular strip of folded gold with one decorated surface that likely dates to the Bronze Age (c.1500BC - 800BC). The edges of the strip appear to have been cut rather than broken, suggesting that the object is complete. The strip has been folded almost exactly in half, with a small portion left uncovered. The outermost side is decorated with numerous fine, straight, 'incised' grooves, whilst the inner side remains undecorated. Dimensions: Length (folded): 16.5mm Width (folder): 9.2mm Thickness (folded): 1.2mm Thicknes…
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-825B65
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy bead of Bronze Age date. The bead is bi-conical in shape with a circular hole slightly off-centre. This circular hole is 6.0mm in diameter. The patina is smooth and dark brown in colour with some small areas of surface wear. Similar in form to ESS-975247 Dimensions weight: 13.24g, diameter: 18.4mm, thickness: 10.0mm
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-732DAB
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Bronze Age turquoise green/blue faience annular bead. It is irregularly shaped, sub circular in plan and in section. There is no apparent decoration. To make it the the molten faience would have been twisted and rolled around a rod that would then be withdrawn leaving the central hole. Elizabeth Foulds says that the bead is not distinctly Iron Age or Roman but if it is faience then Bronze Age is a possibility. If faience it may well have been manufactured in Egypt as the bead has a colour and surface texture typical of that area's beads and ushabti figurines. Though not pos…
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A43A0A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hollow, cast copper alloy bead. It has a rectangle hand cut into one side and a smaller rectangle hand cut into the opposite side. It is unclear what this was used for, it is possibly decorative, and may possibly be of Bronze Age date. Dimensions: It is 12mm in diameter and weighs 4.7g
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carlisle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-AD3C04
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Cast copper alloy bead, dating from the Bronze Age to Post medieval period. The bead is circular and D shaped in cross section, with a raised ridge running around the centre of the outer bead hoop. It has a mid green patina and measures 11.2mm in external diameter, 7.4mm internally, 7.5mm wide, 1.0mm thick and weighs 1.08g.
Created on: Friday 26th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
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Record ID: CORN-157EAD
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sheet gold hollow annular bead, circular in plan and slightly biconical in profile, but crushed since deposition so that its original form is unclear. The central circular piercing is 4 mm in diameter and the edges of the sheet are open to the inner aperture, but would have originally met and have been forced open from subsequent damage. See HAMP-72E451​​​​​ (2011 T526) for a similar annular sheet gold bead with a shallow biconical profile, from Buriton, Hampshire, and ESS-E87773 (2005 T150) from Harlow, Essex (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, p.17, no.6), which are both dated…
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gweek', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-7C0975
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper alloy bead, probably Bronze Age - Roman in date, 1200 BC- AD.450. The object comprises a penannular ring formed by bending a strip of copper alloy round on itself until the ends meet. The band is D shaped in cross section. There is no visible exterior decoration and the surface is green an pitted. The object has been made by bending the strip but not around a former as the interior is not a uniform shape. Beads such as this have a number of uses, from hair ornaments, nose or earrings to simple suspended beads.
Created on: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 23rd August 2019
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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: SUR-165AC6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold biconical bead of 8.4mm diameter, with slightly dished, concave faces and a central hole 2.5mm in diameter. The inner surface of the hole is rough and there is a visible casting flaw within the interior. The solidity of the bead and the rough cylindrical interior of the central hole suggests that the method of manufacture was casting rather than construction from sheet metal. Diameter: 8.4mm, thickness / height: 6.3mm, weight: 1.88g.
Created on: Monday 11th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2022
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Record ID: CAM-DD9C51
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy biconical bead of sub-circular to oval shape dating to the Bronze Age, probably middle Bronze Age to early Iron Age. This bead weighs 6.78g. It measures 15.9mm x 14.7mm transversely across the perforation and has a 'height', on the same axis as the perforation, of 9.9mm. The external surfaces of the bead are smooth, polished and undecorated. One side has a small irregular shaped depression at the mid point in the height. This area measures 4.7mm x height 3.1mm and is probably most likely to be the result of a casting imperfection rather than post-production damage. T…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: ESS-975247
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy bead, bi-conical in cross section with a central circular hole. The surface patina is generally smooth and light brown in colour, with some patches of wear Similar in form to SUSS-0C04D4, SUSS-3278C4 and BH-3A6E57. Dimensions weight: 10.13g diameter: 19mm thickness: 10.3mm
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Woodham Ferrers', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-578953
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy bead of uncertain date, although possibly dating from Bronze Age to Roman date (c. 2400 BC-c. AD 410). The bead is circular in plan and has a central sub-circular perforation. The outer surface of the bead is irregular due to corrosion. It measures 15mm in diameter and 8mm in thickness. Similar beads are recorded on the PAS database with a variety of date ranges suggested, cf. LEIC-3641F5, SOM-DA2D9C, IOW-04D9D1.The patina of this object might suggest a Bronze Age date, however other comparisons date to the Roman and Iron Age period.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
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