Record ID: WMID-ADF527
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of possible Roman or Early Medieval Date (43 - 1066 AD). The bead is made out of a translucent dark blue glass. It is circular in plan. It has convex sides, with the ends flattened, almost an oblate form. The surface demonstrates concentric striations, which could be the result of a marving process. The central perforation has parallel sides. The bead has a diameter of 8.96mm, and is 4.81mm thick. The central perforation has an internal diameter of 4.36mm. It weighs 0.4 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2010
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-15F797
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete handmade discoidal green glass bead, of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The bead is sub circular in plan, and rectangular in section. It has a small central circular perforation, internal diameter is 1.1 mm wide. Soil is still present within the central perforation. The edge is slightly rounded. It has a diameter of 8.38 mm and is 3.01 mm thick. It weighs 0.4 g. The bead is mid green colour. Discoidal beads were common during the Roman period, but they remained in use during later periods, so it is possible that this bead is of Post Roman dating as opposed …
Created on: Friday 19th April 2013
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2013
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Record ID: WMID-EC39D2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete light to mid blue opaque spherical glass bead of possible Iron Age to Early Medieval dating (100 BC to AD 1066). The bead is made out of an opaque light to mid blue glass. It is spherical in shape, with convex sides, with the ends slightly flattened. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 3.2 mm. The bead has a diameter of 12.0 mm, and is 10.9 mm thick. It weighs 1.8 grams. Several similar glass beads have been recorded on the PAS database, including WMID-D4DB67. They are often identified a…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-EC4CBD
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete light to mid blue opaque annular glass bead of possible Iron Age to Early Medieval dating (100 BC to AD 1066). The bead is made out of an opaque light to mid blue glass. It is sub spherical in shape, with convex sides, with the ends slightly flattened. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 2.6 mm. The bead has a diameter of 8.7 mm, and is 6.9 mm thick. It weighs 0.6 grams. Several similar glass beads have been recorded on the PAS database, including WMID-D4DB67. They are often identified a…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-956C71
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One complete and one incomplete light to mid blue opaque annular glass beads of possible Iron Age to Early Medieval dating (100 BC to AD 1066). The beads are made out of an opaque light to mid blue glass. It is sub spherical in shape, with convex sides, with the ends slightly flattened. Slight pitting is present on the surface. On the complete bead, the central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 2.6 mm. The complete bead has a diameter of 9.3 mm, and is 7.9 mm thick. It weighs 0.8 grams. The incomplete bead measures 6.8 mm in length, 6.5 mm wide and 3.4…
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-D4DB67
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete mid blue translucent annular glass bead of possible Iron Age to Early Medieval dating (100 BC to AD 1066). The bead is made out of a translucent dark blue glass. It is circular in plan. It has convex sides, with the ends flattened, almost an oblate form. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 3.33 mm. The bead has a diameter of 8.50 mm, and is 4.52 mm thick. It weighs 0.4 grams. Dr Birgitta Hoffmann (Liverpool University) comments: While these beads are quite common both in the Roman and Early…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North West Leicestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-D4F8B6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete blue and white annular glass bead of Early Medieval dating (5th to 7th Centuries AD). The bead has been made from an opaque white glass, with translucent dark blue glass trails as decoration on the surface. It is circular in plan. It has convex sides, with the ends flattened, almost an oblate form. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The decorative pattern consists of a central pellet within an oval border. Three pattern repeats are present. The central perforation has been located slightly off centre, it has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 2.88 mm. T…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North warwickshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-D52392
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete black annular / ring shale bead of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). It is circular in plan. It has convex sides, with the edges flattened, almost an oblate form. Slight horizontal ridges are present along the edge. The central perforation has been located slightly off centre, it has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 4.21 mm. The bead has a diameter of 18.13 mm, and is 9.52 mm thick. It weighs 2.1 grams. Chris Clarke (CgMs Consulting) comments that it appears to fit fairly typically into my ring bead category, which is the most common form of shale b…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
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Record ID: WMID-D5B8F8
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable bead, of unknown dating (200 BC to AD 1800). The bead is biconvex in shape, with a wide oval central perforation. The external is undecorated. It has a maximum diameter of 15.7 mm and a minimum of 13.3 mm. It is 8.4 mm thick. The central perforation measures 7.3 mm long by 4.3 mm wide. It weighs 5.2 g. The bead is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail. Simple copper alloy beads of this type are hard to date w…
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: WMID-286827
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy probable bead, of uncertain dating, but of probable Late Iron Age dating (50 BC to 200 AD). The ring is cylindrical and cast in one piece with a moulded exterior surface. This decoration is broadly symmetrical with two wide ribs, with a narrow rib to either side along the edge. The interior of the bead is plain and undecorated. It has a length of 15.5mm, a diameter of 20.5 mm and 2.5 mm thick. It weighs 11.8 g. It is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of so…
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-E9E800
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy biconvex bead, of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The bead has a rounded biconvex shape, with a circular central perforation. The internal diameter of the perforation measures 3.19 mm. The bead measures 10.02 mm in length and has a maximum diameter of 9.56 mm. It weighs 2.7 grams. The bead is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2012
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Record ID: WMID-F014C5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable bead or toggle, of probable Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1800). The probable bead or toggle is a cylindrical hollow tube, with a central narrowed waist, creating the impression of two separate beads. A central thin groove is present on each of the beads as decoration. Both ends appear intact. It measures 19.2 mm in length, a maximum diameter of 11.8 mm and a minimum diameter of 7.9 mm (at the waist) and the sides are 3.1 mm thick. It weighs 8.9 g. The probable bead is a mid green to brown colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion,…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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Record ID: WMID-B49818
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete light to mid blue opaque annular glass bead of possible Roman dating (43 AD to 410 AD).. Approximately 50% of the bead is present. It has made out of a translucent mid blue glass. It is sub spherical in shape, with convex sides, with the ends slightly flattened. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 3.0 mm. The bead has a diameter of 9.5 mm, and is 6.7 mm thick. It weighs 0.4 grams. Several similar glass beads have been recorded on the PAS database, including WMID-D4DB67. They are often…
Created on: Monday 10th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th April 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-39B9A4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete blown / hand made trilobed blue glass bead, of Modern dating (19th to 20th Centuries AD). It has been made from a blue/white variegated (stripy) glass, with small central perforation. The bead is trilobed in plan, with rounded flanges. The bead measures 14.60mm tall, and 13.23mm wide. The central perforation has an internal diameter of 1.31mm. It weighs 2.7 grams. The shape of the bead is characteristic of the Art Deco style, which started during the mid 19th Century and carried on in popularity until around the 1960s.
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-BB9D89
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete hollow gold bead of uncertain dating, probably Post Medieval to Modern (AD 1800 to AD 1900). The bead is spherical. Several small sub triangular depressions are present around the mid point, possibly teeth marks. A circular perforation, with an internal diameter of 1.3 mm is present top and bottom.  It has a diameter of 7.1 mm and is 7.0 mm long. It weighs 0.6 g. The bead is a mid yellow colour, with an even patina. The bead is non-diagnostic for earlier periods, so it can not be proved to be older than 300 years. Therefore it falls outside of the requirements of th…
Created on: Friday 28th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
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Record ID: WMID-146FD8
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bead of uncertain dating, possibly Bronze Age to Early Medieval ( 2350 BC to 1100 AD). The bead is circular in shape, with an off centre perforation. It is oval (hemispherical) in shape. No decoration is present on the outside. The perforation has an internal diameter of 6.8 mm.  The bead has a diameter of 16.9 mm and is 9.3 mm long. It weighs 4.2 g. The bead is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail. Bronze beads like t…
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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