From Mouswald, Dumfriesshire
Add to albumThese three beads of cannel coal or shale were found with a number of beads of different fabrics in a cremation burial at Mouswald in Dumfriesshire. They formed part of a high status necklace. The burial dates from between 1700 and 1500 BC.
Cannel coal bead from Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, 1700 - 1500 BC
Beads of similar shape made from shale, faience and bone are known from several cremation burials in England and Wales. Their appearance at Mouswald suggests that a southern English elite fashion was being copied in Scotland.
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- Online ID: 000-100-102-442-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.FN 56
- Date: 1700 - 1500 BC
1700 - 1500 BC
1700 - 1500 BC
Between 1700 and 1500 BC
- Material: Cannel coal; small, round
Cannel coal; small, round
Cannel coal; small, round
Bead
Bead
Bead
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- What: Bead
Bead
Bead
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- Where: Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Mouswald
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Mouswald
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Mouswald
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- References:
- Reid, J. J. The Barony of Mouswald and its barons: a page of Border history. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 23 (1888-9), pp 24-79, esp. p. 26.
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