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Fragment of a glass bangle

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From Fraoch Eilean, Loch Awe, Argyll

Postcard of Fragment of a glass bangle.
000-100-036-597-C
© National Museums Scotland

Fragment of a glass bangle

This fragment of a glass bangle was found at Fraoch Eilean at Loch Awe in Argyll. It was made in Ireland and brought to Scotland probably in the 8th century as either a gift or a possession of an Irish visitor.

The bangle was ornamented with a distinctive dot decoration on a dark background.

This bangle fragment with its distinctive decoration is of a type known from Ireland, but otherwise not found in Scotland. There was much contact between western Scotland and Ireland during the first millennium AD, as in previous millennia.


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Online ID: 000-100-036-597-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FJ 156
Date: 8th century
Between 700 and 800
Material: Glass, dark blue; pale blue core; inlaid with three longitudinal rods of blue and white diagonally striped glass; three irregular rows of white spots; matt inside
Dimensions: 1.20" L x 0.40" W
What: Bangle
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Where: Scotland, Argyll, Glenorchy, Fraoch Eilean
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Description: Irish glass bangle from Fraoch Eilean, 8th century
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