Record ID: SWYOR-83E197
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A white semi-opaque glass bead of Iron Age to Modern date (about 400 BC - AD 1900). It is globular and slightly asymmetrical. Measurements are; diameter 9.4mm, length 6.5mm and weight 0.75g.  The central hole has a diameter of 2.3mm. Owing to the lack of diagnostic features and contextual evidence it is very difficult to accurately date simple beads such as this example, because they were in use across a number of different periods.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2024
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Record ID: NCL-4C204A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete opaque globular annular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, about 2200 BC to AD 1900, but most likely to be Roman or Early Medieval. The bead is made out of opaque light-blue glass. It is circular in shape, with convex sides, and the ends slightly flattened. It is annular and uneven, thicker at one side than the other. There is a casting sprue at the top of one side. see SWYOR- Height: 6.81 mm Weight: 0.69 g Diameter: 8.77 mm7A2F2C and SWYOR-C01D56 for similar examples Hole - 3.04mm 
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-71A345
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete opaque globular annular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, about 2200 BC to AD 1900, but most likely to be Roman or Early Medieval. The bead is made out of opaque light-blue glass. It is circular in shape, with convex sides, and the ends slightly flattened. It is annular and uneven, thicker at one side than the other. The glass has a spiral structure. The bead has a diameter of 10.02mm, is 6.25mm long, and weighs 0.73g. The central hole is 2.32mm diameter. There are many examples on the database, see SWYOR-7A2F2C and SWYOR-C01D56 …
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 21st January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-723C8D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue glass fragment of unknown date, Roman to Modern 50 AD - 1900 AD.  The object is irregular in plan and section and measures 15.39mm in length, 5.27mm in width with a thickness of 2.27mm. It weighs 0.18 grams. The surface is abraded and there is no clear evidence of the central perforation if the object were a bead. As stated by LVPL-33B418, glass beads are problematic to date. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7) or early medieval, beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age th…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-7230E0
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue globular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern 2200 BC - AD 1900.  The object is circular in plan with a diameter of 13.1mm and a thickness of 14.26mm. The central perforation is 3.33mm in diameter. It weighs 2.89 grams. The surface is slightly pitted. As stated by LVPL-33B418, glass beads are problematic to date. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7) or early medieval, beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age through to modern times and blue g…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-722C76
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue globular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern 2200 BC - AD 1900.  The object is circular in plan with a diameter of 7.79mm and a thickness of 8.54mm. The central perforation is 5.42mm in diameter. It weighs 0.64 grams. The surface has numerous incised lines running spirally downward. As stated by LVPL-33B418, glass beads are problematic to date. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7) or early medieval, beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age t…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B757B7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small complete opaque globular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, about 2200 BC to AD 1900, but most likely to be Roman or Early Medieval. The bead is made from opaque pale blue glass. It is sub-spherical in shape and asymmetrical in profile with the ends slightly flattened. The bead has a diameter of 5.1mm, is 4.1mm long, and weighs 0.21g. The central hole is very small and is circular. The surface is worn and pitted. There are many examples on the database, although most are larger than this unusually small example.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-23694B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn annular glass bead of unknown date.  The globular annular bead is slightly bi-conical and irregular in form. The perforation (4.86mm in diameter at widest point); is predominantly circular but with a straight edge (2.21mm long) on one side. The glass is opaque and pale blue and appears speckled as the matrix is full of bubbles, the outside surfaces pitted with occasional voids from larger bubbles. The surfaces are worn.  Measurements: diameter: 13.78mm; thickness: 9.06mm and weight: 1.46g.  Blue glass beads are often thought to be R…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Record ID: LIN-520DD6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead of uncertain type, Roman to post-medieval in date. The bead is opaque, wound, medium-globular with a pale/mother of pearl sheen on dark blue. Central circular perforation. Diameter: 8.87 mm Height: 6.81 mm; Weight: 0.65g
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
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Record ID: LIN-51FC54
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead of uncertain type, Roman to post-medieval in date. The bead is opaque, wound, medium-globular and dark blue. Diameter: 8.97 mm Height: 6.83 mm; Weight: 0.65g
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: IOW-BD4E69
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Blue glass bead of uncertain date. Pear-shaped bead with a circular section and flattened ends. This bead has a central circular perforation. The glass is an opaque light blue with occasional small air bubbles visible. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty. They are often thought to be Roman in date, though blue glass beads were commonly for use in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century.  
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7A87C8
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete opaque white glass bead, of unknown date. It is made up of a coil of hollow glass, giving the appearance of three beads , one larger central one, and smaller ones each side.  Dimensions: 5.8mm diameter; 7.6mm width/length; hole: c1.2mm in diameter; 0.12g in weight.  Glass beads can be difficult to date and can range from Iron Age to the Post Medieval period, including use extensively on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. Therefore,  it is not possible, without additional contextual or diagnostic evidence, to date them with any accuracy.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7A72CB
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete sub spherical cobalt blue glass bead, sometimes called a seed bead, of unknown date. It has a neat, circular hole through the centre. Dimensions: 5.9mm diameter;  3.8 mm wide; hole c 2.5mm diam; 0.22g in weight. Glass beads can be difficult to date and can range from Iron Age to the Post Medieval period, including use extensively on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. Therefore,  it is not possible, without additional contextual or diagnostic evidence, to date them with any accuracy.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Saturday 30th September 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-7A2F2C
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete opaque globular annular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, about 2200 BC to AD 1900, but most liekly to be Roman or Early Medieval. The bead is made out of opaque sky-blue glass. It is sub-spherical in shape, with convex sides, and the ends slightly flattened. The glass has been trailed in a spiral to form it, leaving faint striations in the surface. The bead has a diameter of 9.3mm, is 7.8mm long, and weighs 0.79g. The central hole is 2.6mm diameter. There are many examples on the database, see SWYOR-C01D56 for example.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-FAE585
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete blue glass annular bead of uncertain date, possily from the Iron Age to medieval. The bead is circular with wide circular perforation in the centre measuring 4.9mm, the edge is not quite regular and worn, meaning the bead is slightly misshapen and not of an even width around its circumference. The surface is slightly pitted.
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-D40B61
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete blue glass bead of uncertain date. Approximately half the bead has survived, it appears to have been cylindrical in shape with a circular cross-section. The edges of a sub-circular perforation can be seen in the centre. The bead is 12.85mm long,  7.82mm wide and 5.94mm thick. It weighs 0.94g. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty. They are often thought to be Roman in date though blue glass beads were commonly for use in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. Due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnost…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F2D12
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub spherical (globular) annular white glass bead of unknown time period, Iron Age to Modern, 400 BC - AD 1900. It has a central circular hole. There are spiral lines visible in the glass, suggesting it was wound in a trail. The white glass is rough and semi-opaque. Height: 8.43mm Weight: 1g Diameter: 10.25mm Diameter of central aperture: 3.12mm Compare SWYOR-4A9CFE. Glass beads are very difficult to date and were used from the Iron Age to the Victorian and Modern periods when they were used in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B544EE
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two complete light blue to mid-blue (sky blue) opaque annular and globular glass beads of unknown date.  Glass beads are problematic to date and can date from the Iron Age to the post medieval period. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7), beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age through to modern times, for example 'in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century', (GLO-867B76). Consequently, it is not possible, without additional contextual or diagnostic evidence, to date them with any accuracy. 1.…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-66A62D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an opaque, mid to sky blue blue, glass bead of uncertain date, probably AD 43 - 1200. It appears to have been globular, in the form of an oblate spheroid, being slightly flattened at the ends, but less than half survives. There is a circular perforation, through the centre of the bead, between the two flattened ends. The bead is 7.7mm long, 5.6mm wide, 3.6mm thick and weighs 0.16g. The lines of the internal structure are clearly visible and suggest that the bead was trailed in a spiral rather than moulded. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any ce…
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: NLM-4108C5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Glass. A fragment of congealed colourless translucent glass melt; perhaps cullet for reworking. This might equally be a bottle which has been in a very hot part of a bonfire. A recent origin is most likely. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Modern, 43-1950 Length: 53.4mm, Width: 29.5mm, Thickness: 16.2mm, Weight: 27.70gms
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-40093F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Glass vessel fragment. A small concavo-convex sherd from a globular vessel of translucent cobalt blue glass with numerous bubbles to length 2.5mm trapped in the metal. Circumferential lines and a rubbed band towards one edge suggest the turning of a vessel while it was being blown. The good preservation and bubbled metal may together point to a Roman vessel or a glass made according to a Roman soda glass recipe, a skill which lasted into Middle Saxon times but which was then lost until the post-medieval period. The finder kindly notes the bubbled and translucent character of the glass …
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-199218
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, possibly glass, gaming piece of uncertain date, probably dating from the Roman period, c.AD 43-410.  It is conical with a flat bottom. Undecorated. Opaque. Dark green colour Length: 16.05 mm; Diameter: 20.75 mm; Weight: 4.22g A similar example of about the same measurements was found in Hagley, Worcestershire and is thought to be a Roman owing to an assemblage of Roman beads and gaming pieces retrieved nearby (WAW-9B7FE6).  This example from Long Bennington was found nearby a Roman brooch (SWYOR-B947C6) and a tankard handle (LIN-96EDE3) indicating a p…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Bennington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-EEC4B4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, glass bead of unknown date. Beads made from light blue glass are difficult to date, and so could potentially date from the Roman to Modern periods (c. AD 43-1950), though it is more likely to be Modern in date (AD 1800-1950) due to the sky blue colour and the shape. The bead is sub-rectangular in profile and has a circular cross section, with a maximum diameter of 11.28mm in the centre and rounded ends at the top and bottom. There are chips on both the top and bottom rims, with a larger heart shaped chip at 6 o'clock on the top and a chip that is rounded at one end a…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2023
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Record ID: WILT-4AFE27
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete white glass bead of unknown date, Iron Age to Modern, c. 400 BC - AD 1900.  The object is circular in plan. There are cracks on the outer face, but there is no visible mould line, nor any sign of a spiral internal structure. Such beads have been in use throughout history and are therefore very difficult to date when discovered as chance finds. They were used extensively on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. The bead measures 9.5mm in diameter, 6.8mm in height.  The perforation measures 3.5mm.  The bead weighs 0.76 grams. S…
Created on: Sunday 5th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
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Record ID: WILT-362D84
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of unknown date - Iron Age to Modern, c. 400 BC - AD 1900. The bead is circular with a roughly central perforation.  It is a light turquoise in colour, with a small abrasion on one side and the bead is cracked in places. There is no visible mould line, nor any sign of a spiral internal structure. The diameter varies between  17.5mm to 16.2mm, the central perforation also varies   between 5.73mm and 4.79mm.  Maximum height is 14.8mm to 13.2mm,  Weight is 5.19 grams. See SWYOR-C9D594 on the PAS datab…
Created on: Saturday 4th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-C9D594
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue annular glass bead of unknown date, Iron Age to Modern, about 400 BC - AD 1900.  The object is circular in plan and D shaped in cross-section, with a diameter of 9.9mm and a thickness of 6.0mm. The central perforation is 2.5mm in diameter and the weight is 0.9g. There are circumferential striations on the outer face, but there is no visible mould line, nor any sign of a spiral internal structure. Such beads have been in use throughout history and are therefore very difficult to date when discovered as chance finds. They were used …
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th March 2023
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Record ID: WMID-CEAB75
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue globular glass bead of unknown date, Iron Age to Modern 400 BC - AD 1900.  The object is circular in plan with a diameter of 13.4mm and a thickness of 10.4mm. The central perforation is 4.2mm in diameter. It weighs 2.3 grams. The surface is slightly pitted. As stated by LVPL-33B418, glass beads are problematic to date. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7) or early medieval, beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age through to modern times and blue glass beads were common for use …
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-4A9CFE
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub spherical white glass bead of unknown time period, Iron Age to Modern, 400 BC - AD 1900.  It is hand made. The glass appears to have been wound in a trail (leaving striations in the glass structure) to form the bead which is sub-spherical.  It is an undecorated plain white and is opaque in normal light. The object is 10.3mm long (hole to hole), 10.1mm in diameter and weighs 1.33g.  The circular central hole through the bead is 2.4mm in diameter. Glass beads are very difficult to date and were used from the Iron Age to the Victorian and Modern p…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-0ECF62
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete blue green glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, 2200 BC - AD 1950. The bead is made from opaque medium blue green glass with small bubbles visible in the structure. It is annular with a D shaped cross section on each side of the central hole. The bead is not decorated, although linear marks run across its circumference. The bead is 20.4mm long, 11.6mm wide, 11.1mm thick and weighs 2.81 grams. it is possible to estimate its diameter was 20.4mm
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-33B418
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue globular glass bead of unknown date, Iron Age to modern, 400 BC - AD 1900. The object is 9mm in diameter, has a length of 6.7mm and weighs 0.69g. The central perforation has a diameter of 3.7mm. The surface is rought and slightly pitted due to water abrasion. Glass beads are problematic to date. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7) or early medieval, beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age through to modern times and blue glass beads were common for use in spangles on lace making bob…
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th September 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-5219D5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a handle from a glass vessel of uncertain date, most likely to be Medieval or Post medieval, AD 1200 - 1900. The fabric is an opaque, dark, almost black colour, but appearing to be very dark brown where it is broken and more translucent. The surface is pitted with small circular depressions and oval depressions which appear to be air bubbles that have been stretched and drawn out during the shaping process. The handle is curved and broken at both ends. It is thicker at the upper end and is D shaped in cross-section, flat on the inner face of the handle. The…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-C01D56
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete light to mid blue opaque globular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, 2200 BC to AD 1950). The bead is made out of an opaque sky blue glass. It is sub spherical in shape, with convex sides, and the ends slightly flattened. Slight pitting is present on the surface, and spiral lines are visible in the structure of the glass. The central perforation has parallel sides, with an internal diameter of 3.0mm and is full of soil. Height: 7.38mm Weight: 0.75g Diameter: 8.63mm Diameter of central aperture: 3.0mm Several similar glass beads …
Created on: Monday 11th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: CORN-E4BF5E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue glass bead of unknown date, Iron Age to modern, 400 BC - AD 1900. A small light blue wound circular glass bead with a central perforation. The glass contains small bubbles consistant with handmade wound glass beads. The bead was formed on an iron mandrel over a small furnace or similar, by melting glass until flowed onto a rotated rod to form a disc. Small glass beads are common from Late Iron Age, Roman and Early Medieval periods and are difficult to date without context. This was a surface find without any other artefacts found nearby. The …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2022
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Record ID: WAW-0E5A6C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a glass vessel of unknown age. It is roughly rectangular and curves inward. Whilst the glass is clear, it is somewhat turquoise in colour. The very top of the rim is rounded, with a thin strip of what appears to be lead running through it. This rounded section is 3.58mm wide and 3.91mm thick. Beneath it there is an incision on the interior of the glass, where the thickness reduces to 3.58mm, before rising to another rounded section with a thin strip of lead running through it. This section is 4.58mm thick. On the exterior, there is an incision running along the b…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Record ID: WAW-0DF508
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a glass vessel of unknown age. It is triangular, and it is clear and colourless. The very top of the rim is rounded, with a thin strip of what appears to be lead running through it. This rounded section has a diameter of roughly 5.71mm, and beneath it there is an incision on the exterior of the glass, where the thickness reduces to 4.82mm, before rising to a ridge where the thickness is 5.06mm. After the ridge, the surface starts to curve inward. The glass is relatively clean, and there seem to be few bubbles in the glass.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-8ABD29
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opaque light blue globular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, 2200 BC - AD 1900. The central perforation has a diameter of 3.2mm. The bead appears to have been formed from a spiral of molten glass. Length: 9mm Weight: 1.13g Diameter: 9.66mm Glass beads are problematic to date. Whilst often considered to be Roman (see, for example, LON-00CE9C, and SWYOR-F91EF7) or Early Medieval, beads of this form have been in use from the Iron Age through to modern times, for example 'in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century', (GLO-867B76). Consequently i…
Created on: Monday 22nd March 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2021
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Record ID: LIN-14BDC2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of unidentified glass and copper-alloy of unknown date made up of several components. Rectangular and curved tube of iridescent glass with broken ends that surround an inner rectangular piece. Another separate rectangular piece is slotted inside the inner rectangular elements. At one end is a copper-alloy crescentic inset which probably extends to the other end, tapering to a rectangular end. Length: 23.86 mm; Width: 5.21 mm; Thickness: 3.41 mm; Weight: 1.33g
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cammeringham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-7BC28D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four handmade glass beads of differing colours and manufacturing methods. Dates unknown, may range from the Roman period to the 19th century. An opaque yellow glass bead with cylindrical, slightly tapering form. Produced by forming molten glass around a rod and rolling to form the smooth sides of the bead. The PAS database has two records of similar shaped beads, SWYOR-110E90 and YORYM-B2E6D4, which are tentatively dated as early medieval. 6.8mm long, 8.7mm diameter, 0.77g. A globular bead of transparent light blue-green glass. The bead has been produced by drilling the …
Created on: Thursday 27th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stretton Grandison', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3F4E8E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque cobalt blue annular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, 2200 BC to AD 1950. The bead is oval in plan and D shaped in cross section, and has a small raised area on one side, possibly the end of the trail of glass. The cnetral perforation is also oval. It has a diameter of 4.95mm, thickness of 2.76mm and a weight of 0.81g. Notes on SWYOR-2B543D relating to a collection of nine beads state 'blue glass was used from the Bronze Age to the 20th century and blue glass beads are often impossible to date. In fact, all glass beads are very difficult to date with any ce…
Created on: Wednesday 12th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DYFED-4080A8
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Amber coloured glass bead. It is irregular in shape, and is covered in pit marks and imperfections. The bead weighs 2.7g, it has an approximate width of 13.32mm and an approximate height of 11.95mm (top to bottom). It is concluded that this is not a mass produced bead, but exact age is unknown.
Created on: Friday 31st July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ffarmers', grid reference and parish protected.