Bead

Title

Bead

Identifier

ABDUA:15542

Description

Colours: blue bead with yellow, white and red spirals. Shape: triangular. Type: North Scottish spiral-decorated bead (Guido 1978, Class 13). Ralston & Inglis (1984): 'Made by twisting different colours of glass together, and then marvering the results into shape whilst the glass was still molten.'

Date

Early: 100 Late: 900 Period: LIA EMED

Format

glass, cable method marvered, Dia: 22 mm Th: 12 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire

Source

Field Collector: unknown

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: unknown

UUID

ae133afd-6a82-4e75-9b62-079415301cee