NMS Archaeology Object 384041: X.1997.758 - Bead


Description

Summary


Bead of Mediterranean coral, found at Broxmouth, East Lothian, 400 BC - 0


Accession Number


X.1997.758


Other references

None

Original description

[MOS List, Movement, II.3.2, September 1997]. Possible long-distance gift exchange between elites, Iron Age: - fragment of Mediterranean coral, Broxmouth. PK note: Provisional 1997 register number allocated to MOS object. SD note, July 1999: Edited from SCRAN full data set. [Scran caption] This coral bead was found at Broxmouth in East Lothian. The coral derives from the Mediterranean, and the bead possibly made its way to Scotland as part of a chain of long-distance aristocratic gift exchange, in the last four centuries BC. The bead is made from a short stretch of coral stem, unmodified in shape except for being perforated along its centre. Coral was a popular prestige item in Iron Age Europe, used for beads and to adorn brooches. This bead is the only example of a coral bead from Scotland. Date: Between 400 BC and 0. Material: Coral.

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

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Broxmouth, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1997

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

Image of Bead of Mediterranean coral, found at Broxmouth, East Lothian, 400 BC - 0 © National Museums Scotland
Image of Bead of Mediterranean coral, found at Broxmouth, East Lothian, 400 BC - 0 © National Museums Scotland

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