Amber Beads
A group of amber beads strung together. Five are translucent
orange in colour, one is translucent yellow, the other is opaque
marbled orange and yellow. They are believed to have been gifted to
the Grierson collection in Thornhill by a local women, a Mrs Smith
in 1875.
Amber is fossilised pine resin and Europe's major source is
along the south east coast of the Baltic. It was greatly valued and
Bronze Age people were willing to trade over long distances to
obtain it. These trade routes allowed other goods and ideas to
spread, making amber an important factor in European
prehistory.
Object no :
RPD0075
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
diameter: 10 to 28 mm
Materials :
NA
Location :
NA
Accession number :
DUMFM: 1965.70
Copyright :
NA
