2.1.6 Cone-Shaped Yellow Beads

Cone-shaped yellow beads (Kidd WI*) are one of two varieties in the Jamestown assemblage manufactured by the winding process. Comprised of an unusually heavy glass, these opaque beads and their base glass may contain a high lead content. Their overall shape has been described as a "short truncated convex cone" and likened to a "short pear" (Beck 1928: Plate II). The smaller end has been ground or filed to a flat or slightly convex surface. The average measurements of the cone-shaped yellow beads were 5.4 mm in length, 5.7 mm in diameter on the small end, and 7.4 mm on the large end. These beads may be unique to Jamestown.⁸