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from Kildonan, Eigg, Inner Hebrides
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These beads were found in a Viking grave mound at Kildonan on Eigg in the Inner Hebrides. The man was buried with weapons and ornaments from Scandinavia and the British Isles between 900 and 950.
Two of the beads are of amber and the third is of an unidentified stone. The one on the right is quite large. All are slightly damaged.
Beads were worn by both Viking men and women. In some men's graves, large beads occur either alone or in small numbers. In women's graves, they were often strung into long necklaces, sometimes hung between oval brooches.
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- Online ID: 000-000-099-723-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay)
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland X.IL 172
- Date: Between 900 and 950
- Material: Amber
Amber
Stone
Bead
Bead
Whorl - Dimensions:
- What: Bead
Bead
Whorl - Subject:
- Who:
- Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Eigg, Chapel of St Donan
Scotland, Inverness-shire, Eigg, Chapel of St Donan
Scotland, Inverness-shire, Eigg, Chapel of St Donan - Event:
- Description: Stone whorl found near the Chapel of St Donan, Eigg
Amber bead found near the Chapel of St Donan, Eigg
Amber bead found near the Chapel of St Donan, Eigg - References:
- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, p 84.
- Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, p 68.
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