Record ID: IOW-BC7168
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) glass polychrome opaque bead (c. 480-580). The bead is cylindrical, flat at each end and has a central circular hole through its centre. It is made of three colours; acid yellow, olive green and white. The three colours have been blended and form wavy bands of alternating colours thus: yellow/green/white/green/white/green/yellow/green. Length: 16.47mm; maximum diameter: 14.75mm; minimum diameter: 13.54mm. Weight: 5.13g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2012
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-09D6E2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Iron age or early Roman copper-alloy bead (c. 200 BC-c. AD 100). This bead is bulbous at the centre and has a longitudinal circular hole, c. 2.3mm in diameter. Each end narrows and terminates with a thickened rim. The rim is incomplete at one end and is slightly smaller. Close to this incomplete end two small diametrically opposed circular holes have a diameter of about 1.5mm. The bulbous area has an inscribed lozenge as well as oblique lines forming saltires. A seam extends the full length of the object. The bead has a green patina. Length: 16.6mm; maximum…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-F5C44D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bead of Unknown date (c. 800 BC-c. AD 1800). This bead is bi-conical in form and has a central parallel sided circular hole measuring 6.0mm in diameter. It has a shiny dark green patina. Diameter: 13.1mm; thickness: 9.2mm. Weight: 4.97g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-059D58
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman shale bead (AD 43-410). The bead is annular, circular in plan with a central circular aperture. The aperture has parallel sides and has possibly been drilled. It is sub-biconvex in side profile. Swirling and circumferential grooves may indicate that it was lathe-turned. This bead is shiny and greyish brown with breaks around the periphery. Diameter: 15.0mm; diameter of aperture: 5.9mm; thickness: 7.0mm. Weight: 1.91g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 16th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-04D9D1
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded copper-alloy bead of possible Iron Age date (c. 600 BC-c. AD 42). This bead is bi-conical in form and has a central sub-circular hole. It is brown with patches of a shiny dark brown patina and has bright green corrosion products within the hole. There are breaks around the edge of the hole on each face. Diameter: 19.5mm; thickness: 11.4mm; minimum diameter of hole: 4.6mm. Weight: 6.63g.
Created on: Monday 19th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-DA869D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bead of possible Iron Age date (c. 600 BC-AD 42). This annular bead has a central hole with parallel sides which has a diameter of 3.4mm. There are two parallel grooves around the girth. The bead has a matt dull green patina with some areas of corrosion. Diameter: 13.4mm; thickness: 6.6mm. Weight: 5.21g.
Created on: Saturday 17th September 2016
Last updated: Saturday 17th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E9FDE1
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman semi-translucent fusiform or long bi-conical glass bead (c. AD 200-c. 300). Birley & Greene 2006: 28; Guido 1978: 221-222. The bead has a maximum diameter of 4.2mm at the centre and a diameter of c. 3.0mm at each end. Close to the centre, two fine and barely visibly incomplete parallel circumferential incised lines can be seen under magnification. These may have been created during its manufacture. There is a longitudinal circular hole through the bead. This has parallel sides with a diameter of c. 1.0mm and is chipped around the edges at both ends. This e…
Created on: Saturday 8th November 2014
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8B6304
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded copper-alloy bead of Unknown date. The bead is circular in plan and sub-biconical in side view. A central circular hole with parallel sides has a diameter of 4.0mm. This bead is corroded in places and has a green patina. Diameter: 10.6mm; thickness: 4.8mm. Weight: 1.76g.
Created on: Friday 27th May 2016
Last updated: Saturday 28th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-911966
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly damaged copper-alloy possible bead of Unknown date (AD 43-1800) This bead is sub-circular in plan and has a circular perforation with parallel sides. The bead has a pale green patina. Maximum outer diameter: 9.6mm; maximum inner diameter: 5.8mm; thickness: 4.6mm. Weight: 0.90g.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-ACE7B9
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and crudely made Roman copper-alloy melon bead (AD 43-409). The bead is sub-circular in plan and is its height is variable. The sides are curved and have slightly spiralling grooves and ridges. The central hole has a diameter of 5.1mm. This bead is slightly corroded to green and has flecks of a darker green patina. The variability in height may be due to wear. Maximum height: 8.9mm; length: 11.7mm; width: 10.3mm. Weight: 3.10g. Compare with KENT-357FF3; SUSS-278700 and WILT-4F0C6B.
Created on: Saturday 7th March 2015
Last updated: Sunday 8th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9D106D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bi-conical bead of Unknown date (800 BC-AD 1900). This bead has a central circular hole with parallel sides. It has a brown patina. One face is shiny and smooth and the other is shiny an uneven. Diameter: 13.0mm; thickness: 7.3mm; diameter of hole: 0.6mm. Weight: 4.87g.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
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Record ID: IOW-93251A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bead of Unknown date, possibly Roman to post-Medieval (AD 43-1900). This bead is biconical in form and each end is flattened. It has a central longitudinal perforation with parallel sides and measures c. 6.0mm in diameter. The bead is corroded and drab green with patches of a dark green patina. Length: 19.9mm; diameter at centre: 17.8mm. Weight: 14.19g.
Created on: Monday 19th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-92DF1B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bead of Unknown date, possibly Roman to post-Medieval (AD 43-1900). This bead is short and biconical in form with a flattened top and bottom. It has a central circular perforation with parallel sides and measures c. 4.9mm in diameter. This bead is light and mid-green with small patches of a darker green patina. Diameter: 13.6mm; thickness: 6.4mm. Weight: 4.67g.
Created on: Monday 19th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-BFD033
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) glass polychrome opaque bead (c. 480-c. 580 AD). The bead is 'barrel'-shaped, sub-rectangular in plan and sub-circular in cross-section. It is made of two colours; acid yellow and dark green. The two colours have been blended and form wavy bands of alternating colour. Each end is flat. It has a slightly off-centre tapering perforation parallel with the length. Length: 18.5mm; maximum diameter: 15.0mm. Weight: 5.33g. At one end the diameter of the perforation is 4.9mm and at the other end it has a diameter of 3.6mm. Some of the dark green gl…
Created on: Saturday 29th October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2012
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Record ID: IOW-7E2214
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy ?bead of a truncated convex bicone shape. Diameter 15.6mm, length 8mm. The diameter of the longitudinal perforation is about 5mm. Around the perforation at each apex there is a cicumferential groove and a raised "rib" circumscribes the girth of the bead. The surface has an even dark green patina.
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2003
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-7CC9B7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy bead of a truncated convex bicone shape. Diameter 14.5mm, the length varies between 6.5-8mm (this imperfection appears to be the result of manufacture rather than damage). The diameter of the longitudinal perforation, which is slightly bevelled at each apex, is 3.5mm. Near one end is a circumferential groove. Large patches of bronze disease.
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2003
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-97FE18
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Short cylindrical ?glass bead, black in colour, with convex ends and a relatively large longitudinal perforation. It has a crack and five recently made chips around the girth. Diameter 13.8mm. The perforation is 4.4mm in diameter. Perhaps one of Brugmann's Brown beads, which she dates to her Group A1, 430-550 AD (Brugmann 2004, 74).
Created on: Sunday 12th October 2003
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freshwater Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-572185
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman to Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) glass 'sunflower' bead. Probably a 4th or 5th century Continental import. This bead is circular in plan. It is convex on the upper face and largely flat on the lower face. However, the lower face undulates slightly in places. The main part is very dark, almost black and is embellished with creamy white ?glass. This embellishment consists of seven evenly spaced creamy white arched ?glass swirls on the sides. Below these there is a single creamy white circumferential line. On the upper face there are three creamy white circumferential lines whic…
Created on: Saturday 7th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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Record ID: IOW-275F51
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy bead of possible Roman date (AD 43 - AD 410). Diameter: 11.8mm; thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 1.77g. The bead is almost circular in plan and the edge has a convex profile. An eccentric circular perforation with straight sides has a diameter of 4.8mm. Part of the bead is missing where there is an old break, perhaps due to a casting imperfection. The bead is in poor condition and corroded overall with scant remains of a mid-green patina. The bead was found at a site where Roman material is frequently located.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-75CFF8
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy bead of Unknown date. Maximum diameter: 13.3mm; maximum width: 7.0mm; weight: 3.36g. The bead is sub-circular in plan and has an off-centre carination close to the periphery. The longitudinal circular perforation is 7.1mm in diameter. A patina has not survived and the surface is corroded overall.
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.