Summary

Seven opalescent faced beads and two black oval beads of post-medieval date, from Morham, East Lothian

Accession Number

X.FJ 119

Other references

Original description

BEADS, RINGS, &C. OF GLASS. Nine glass beads - 7 opalescent, faced, 2 black, oval; E. of Morham Kirk. Alice Blackwell 26.05.2015, note: Erroneously identified in the past as Anglo-Saxon, this group of nine beads are of post-medieval date. All are wound beads. The seven dichroic, opalescent examples have distictive irregular, concave facets. Typological parallels and analysis by xrf (Susy Kirk, AR2011/53) demonstrate they were manufactured between the 17th-19th century. The place of manufacture cannot be identified post-medieval beads were mass produced on the continent, particularly in The Netherlands, Venice and Bohemia.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

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Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Morham Kirk, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

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Acquisition

Acquisition date

1928

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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