A monochrome blue glass bead found near Caistor, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A monochrome blue glass bead found near Caistor, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Glass Bead (PUBLIC-170BD9)

A monochrome blue glass bead found near Caistor, Lincolnshire

This monochrome glass bead is blue coloured and has a decorative edging in a reed like pattern. Similar beads have been found in other Anglo-Scandinavian contexts. Glass beads were, generally, used in necklaces or similar jewellery and were highly prized among Scandinavians.

Object Type

Bead

Date

circa 700 — 800

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, bead, glass, jewellery, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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