Record ID: LEIC-5E8C87
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Glass bead, 16mm long, 13mm wide and 10mm thick weighs 2.13 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-162FC7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval ? blue glass bead, 10mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The object is intact and weighs 0.46grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-4CB765
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead of uncertain date, probably Roman or Early Medieval. It is roughly of circular shape with a large eye in the middle. The object is in good condition, with no obvious damage to its surface, and its colour can be described as blue to turquoise. Thickness: 7mm; Diameter: 10mm; Weight: 0.77g. Found before 1990.
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-425195
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy ring, 14mm in diameter and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 1.89 grams. It has a 7mm in diameter hole and is sub-triangular in section. Its outer edge is decorated with a border of short incised lines, c.1mm long which run all the way round. It may be a decorative bead?
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-1FDE07
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or early Medieval glass bead, 23.8mm in diameter and 13mm thick. The bead is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 6.12grams. The bead is sub-circular in form and oval in section, so that it appears to bulge at one side. It has an off centre circular hole and is missing a small section, which probably caused it to be lost.
Created on: Friday 27th October 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-70C974
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval glass bead, 18mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The bead is predominantly blue and is in fair condition with a weight of 2.01grams. The bead is circular in form and rectangular in section and has an off centre, sub circular hole, 5mm in diameter. The bead has trails of white glass running in circles around the outside of its flat surface. This is most obvious on its edge where it forms at least two strong white bands.
Created on: Friday 24th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-411908
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Early Medieval blue glass bead, 21mm in diameter and 7-9mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 4.17 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8B5E97
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Saxon glass bead, 20mm in diameter, 6mm thick with a weight of 2.37grams. The bead is flat with a central hole 4mm in diameter. The bead is coloured with blue and white glass which forms a swirl. The white glass is intact but the blue has cracks all over its surface.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-A33BA0
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or saxon glass bead, 18mm in diameter, 8-10mm thick with a weight of 3.61 grams The bead is a greenish colour and has an irregular central hole. It is rounded in form and section and varies in thickness from 8mm to 10mm, presumambly it was made this way deliberatly to sit better in a necklace?
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-80F471
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated glass bead, 9mm long and 4mm wide. The bead has been crudely made and weighs 0.26 grams. It is a pale turquoise colour and has an oval form with a rectangular section. The central hole is 'lemon' shaped, a circle with pointed edges.
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-581BE5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated blue glass bead, 8mm in diameter and weighing 0.46 grams. The bead has a central hole 3mm in diametr and its surface is rough and pitted. It could be Roman or Saxon?
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-F55F41
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Saxon glass 'melon' bead, 10mm in diameter. the bead is seperated into 8 segments by vertical depressions which give it its name.
Created on: Monday 10th May 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-F568D3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Roman or early Medieval Glass bead, 12mm in diameter and 4mm thick. The object is circular in form and ovoid in cross section with a central circular ghole, 5mm in diameter. It is made from black glass and decorated with an applied slip like zig zag decoration in white glass. DENO-ABEF13 provides a parallel and this further info. This bead fits into Margaret Guido's Schedule 2 Type ix ('Black' globular beads with white or coloured crossed waves, with or without eyes or spots) (Guido 1999, pp 25-26 and Plate 2). Such beads are more common on the Continent but are relatively…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2004
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-F57226
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? shale bead? 16mm in diameter. The object represents half of a possible shale bead which is spherical and has half of a very narrow circular hole running along its length. It has a distinctive cracked appearance to its surface and is a very dark brown/black colour.
Created on: Monday 10th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9F2711
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or later, glass? bead, 12mm long, 8mm in diameter and weighing 2.14grams. The bead is in poor condition and may be abraided glass or stone? it has a rectangular form with a circular cross-section and a large circualr hole.
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-93B1F3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy bead 17mm long, 15mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 5.88grams. The object is oval in form and cross section and has a slightly off centre circular hole, positioned close to part of its outer edge which appears flatter than the rest. It has an obvious casting scar around its outer edge, but no sign of any other missing attachments. It is decorated with a series of four raised crescents on each side The object is similar in form to SUR-14AA83
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Saturday 6th February 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-AB4522
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy bead / shield clip ? 16mm in length, 7mm wide, 8mm thick, with a weight of 1.08g. The object is rectangular in form and circular in cross section. It appears to be formed of a sheet that has been folded into a sub-circular section, but it is damaged at this point so can't be confirmed. Its surface consists of four slightly raised rounded bands, which are separated by a recessed linear narrow ridge. The object is incomplete at each end and where it now joins it is hard to confirm if this was soldered or was designed to have a gap. If the former it may be a sh…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-5D155A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to early medieval glass beads, 1 whole = 10mm in diameter and 8mm high, weighing 1.03grams. 1 half 9mm in diameter and 7mm high, weighing 0.41grams. Both beads are spherical and made of pale blue glass, with wide circular holes through their centres.
Created on: Monday 8th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Notts', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-2DBAA9
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated glass bead, 6mm in length and 7mm in diameter. The bead has a spherical form and cross section with a small circular hole, 2.5mm in diameter, through its centre. The object has a bright blue opaque colour and is slightly damaged around the edges of the central hole.
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-B4FA3B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Saxon glass bead, Thickness: 4 mm, diameter: 11 mm, weight: 0.54 g. The bead is circular in form and oval in cross section. It is formed of a Semi-circular cross sectioned band of vivid blue glass. There is no obvious decoration.
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Spatial data recorded.