Record ID: SWYOR-8259C5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, rounded, garnet bead, of unknown date, Roman - Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1900. It is an irregular, smooth, rounded shape and has a circular hole through it (about 1mm diameter) nearer to one end. The bead is 3mm long and 2.7mm in diameter. It weighs 0.1g. Garnets are frequently found on the Thames foreshore (LON-0C7DE2 for example) and another worked garnet bead is LON-0335F7, but they can seldom be dated without additional context.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: LON-DA6407
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman intaglio in dark blue nicolo onyx stone bearing the motif of Mercury dating from AD 50-410. The intaglio is oval cut in shape with a bevelled edge on the obverse side. The raised central section is blue-grey in colour and has a right facing helmeted standing mercury holding a bag. The rest of the intaglio is dark blue in colour. The reverse is flat. Dimensions: length: 13.82mm; width: 10.38mm; thickness: 2.94mm; weight: 0.67g. Reference: Henig, M. 1978. A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites. BAR British Series 8. Henig, M. 2006. Eng…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: LON-DA6144
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman intaglio in dark blue nicolo onyx stone bearing the motif of a winged Victory, dating from AD 50-410. The intaglio is oval cut in shape with a bevelled edge on the obverse side. The raised central section is blue-grey in colour and has a forward facing winged Victory holding a wreath in her right hand. The rest of the intaglio is dark blue in colour. The reverse is flat. Dimensions: length: 13.95mm; width: 8.67mm; thickness: 2.65mm; weight: 0.47g. Reference: Henig, M. 1978. A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites. BAR Briti…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: LON-DA5BC2
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman intaglio in dark blue nicolo onyx stone bearing no motif dating from AD 50-410. The intaglio is oval cut in shape with a bevelled edge on the obverse side. The raised central section is blue-grey in colour and is blank. The rest of the intaglio is dark blue in colour. The reverse is flat. Dimensions: length: 10.70mm; width: 8.89mm; thickness: 3.97mm; weight: 0.56g. Reference: Henig, M. 1978. A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites. BAR British Series 8. Henig, M. 2006. Engraved Gemstones: A Guide for the Small Finds Specialist. Datash…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-747D12
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval bead: The bead is made of quartz which has been polished. It is a long oval shape with the suspension hole running the length of the bead. It measures 18.29mm long, 11.06mm wide, 7.93mm thick and weighs 2.08g. A similar bead has been recorded on the PAS database LIN-0E8FB6 which was dated to the 6th to 7th century, although no evidence was given for the dating. 
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
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Record ID: LON-CEB4A8
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman red stone, carnelian intaglio with a standing male figure, probably Dionysus, right with a spear over his left shoulder and dog at his feet. The reverse is flat. Similar figures representing Dionysus are illustrated in Aquileia Mus. cat. 24488. Dimensions: length: 11.72mm; width: 9.41mm; thickness: 2.53mm; weight: 0.4g. Reference: Henig, M. 1978. A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites. BAR British Series 8. Henig, M. 2006. Engraved Gemstones: A Guide for the Small Finds Specialist. Datasheet 1 Roman Finds Group. Johns, C. 199…
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: LON-19433D
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman red stone intaglio with a standing female figure, Fortuna or Concordia holding a cornucopia dating from AD 50-410.  The reverse is flat. Similar figures representing Fortuna or Concordia are illustrated in Henig (1978: plate XI nos. 328-336   ) Dimensions: length: 11.57mm; width: 8.2mm; thickness: 2.49mm; weight: 0.3g. Reference: Henig, M. 1978. A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites. BAR British Series 8. Henig, M. 2006. Engraved Gemstones: A Guide for the Small Finds Specialist. Datasheet 1…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-57C10C
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman intaglio in dark blue nicolo onyx stone bearing the motif of a Minerva, dating from AD 43-410. The intaglio is oval cut in shape with a bevelled edge on the obverse side. The raised central section is blue-grey in colour and has a left facing helmeted bust of Minerva. The rest of the intaglio is dark blue in colour. The reverse is flat. Dimensions: length: 10.49mm; width: 10.22mm; thickness: 2.91mm; weight: 0.50g. Reference: Henig, M. 1978. A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites. BAR British Series 8. Henig, M. 2006. Engraved Gemstones: A…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2023
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Record ID: KENT-96FBB9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper-alloy and iron rock crystal-set probable reliquary mount of medieval date (c.AD 1100-1250). Description: The object is sub-oval in plan, the oval cabochon-cut rock crystal set within a corroded bezel constructed from a copper-alloy base plate and iron rim. The rock crystal cabochon has been highly polished in such a way that a central ridge runs along its centre top to bottom. The bezel is flat on the underside and has clumps of corrosion al the way around the edge. Measurements: 20mm long, 17.8mm wide, 14.36mm thick and 5.38g in weight Discussio…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 28th April 2022
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Record ID: BERK-40BCDB
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval gold setting containing a domed red cabochon gem, probably a garnet (c.AD580-650). The setting comprises a back-plate made of non-precious metal. This plate exends slightly from the top of the edge of the mount. This plate has been covered with a thin sheet of gold which wraps around the edges and is turned to form a shallow gold collar forming the setting for the cabochon. At the edges of the mount is a beaded border above which is a band of plain gold for the gem setting. The gem is cracked into two pieces extending from the 1 and 7 o'clock positions. 
Created on: Friday 28th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2023
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Record ID: LON-9B6D66
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman carved red jasper intaglio of a left facing bust of a young man probably Apollo. The stone has been cut into an oval shape and is bevelled the obverse side being wider than the reverse.  Dimensions: length: 13.27mm; width: 11.22mm: thickness: 2.94mm; weight: 0.65g Martin Henig per comm writes "This is a lovely gem, a red jasper which I would date from its style to around the very end of the 2nd century AD.  It is a full, nude bust of a youth with his hair bound with a fillet and  long  locks down the name of his neck. These locks suggest…
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2021
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2023
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Record ID: SUR-1D7B05
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 19th century watch fob or pendant seal with a large oval orange stone, possibly chalcedony or carnelian, set within a thin silver frame. The stone depicts, on one side, a helmeted bust, right, possibly Minerva and on the other a monogram of letters, possibly JP, likely the initials of the owner. The silver frame is constructed from a band of metal, with a pair of parallel grooves running around the outside and a pair of drilled pivot points at either end of the long axis to mount the seal within a rotating suspension frame, now missing.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8E0295
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn amber bead of uncertain date, probably dating from the Bronze Age to Early Medieval periods, c. 2000BC-850AD. The bead is doughnut shaped and slightly ovoid with a D-shaped cross-section. The central perforation is 5.3mm in diameter. The surface is pitted and worn and there are small bubbles visible within the amber. It is a golden honey brown. Measurements: diameter of 11.99mm; 5.11 mm thick and weighs 0.8 grams. Discussion: amber beads are very difficult to date. They are found from the early to middle Bronze Age and beads worn on a string (and often …
Created on: Saturday 22nd May 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th October 2021
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Record ID: SUR-DA87B3
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: MODERN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oval neoclassical intaglio of late 18th-19th century date which is held in an oval copper alloy frame, 24.9mm in length. The intaglio is orange and banded and made from a thin polished slice of a silicate mineral such chalcedony or agate (or perhaps a synthetic imitation such as glass / paste). The gem has a carved image of a young male bust wearing a radiate crown. The frame has traces of gilding and expands towards the front; there are no fixings aside from a strump of a lug or loop at the top of the rear part of the frame.
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6653F0
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval or modern seal matrix. A rectangular silver mount with rounded corners and chamfered sides containing a flat octagonal red hardstone with an engraved ornate monogram of the initials 'R C'. The mount has a shallow channel around the circumference to the upper side, and the reverse is open backed, with solder marks at the corners where it has broken away from some other element. The silver is not hallmarked, which might indicate a date after 1720 and prior to 1864, although stylistically it could be later, possibly up to c1900. It measures 23.4 by 18.9mm and is…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ravenstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-0335F7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A faceted octagonal biconical garnet bead of uncertain date. The bead is drilled and faceted on the outside. Dimensions: length: 3.36mm; weight: 0.6g
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2020
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Record ID: KENT-83AE48
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished calcite pendant or earring dropper of uncertain date. Description: The dropper is conical shaped tapering from a break to a wider domed base. The calcite is heavily banded from dark to light brown through light cream colour. Measurements: 25.6mm long, 7.04mm wide and 1.34g in weight. Discussion: While clearly worked calcite does not survive well once exposed or affected by agriculture process. Similar dropper elements are known from Roman and Post-medieval to modern earirngs, necklaces and pendants. That all being said the object was found in the vicini…
Created on: Tuesday 29th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-3A6132
Object type: GEMSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A garnet gemstone measuring 6 mm by 4.2 mm by 1.9 mm. Given the comment from Kieran McCarthy of Wartski (see below), it is highly likely this is the missing setting for finger-ring HAMP-6C5109 / 2017 T761 (pictured). With grateful thanks to Kieran McCarthy of Wartski (www.wartski.com) for bringing the gemstone to our attention and for providing the image and information about the garnet. McCarthy comments 'The garnet .... fits the bezel perfectly. The hollow bezels of this type of ring were packed with a material that pushed the stone upwards. Over time in the ground this substance…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-C4ED03
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Amber bead, probably or Roman date The bead is of irregular long biconical form but of oval section (with a length of 20.4mm, a central diameter of 11.7mm - 15.6mm and a weight of 4.6g) and is in two fragments, recently repaired. The end undamaged end has a flattened terminal with a central small perforation (of 1.3mm diameter). The other end appears to have been less finished and shaped, with a concave facet on one side. The surface is abraded but displays some original surface flaws, suggesting that it was minimally shaped at one end. The amber is orange-brown and was likely to hav…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: KENT-E3AD5C
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete polyhedral cylindrical emerald (or other beryl) bead, likely of 2nd to 3rd century date. Description: The bead is formed from a naturally facetted hexagonal prism, typical of emeralds and other related beryl gems. The bead has been heavily damaged and a section of it has been chipped and there is fracturing through much of the bead. There is a straight drilled hole through the bead top to bottom. The bead is a deep mid green verging on aquamarine in colour. Measurements: 6.84mm thick, 9.2mm long, 6.94mm wide and 0.82g in weight. Discussion: Dating of plain…
Created on: Friday 29th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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