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LOT 1694
Viking Age Bronze Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (41 grams total, 13-28 mm).
Comprising tubular beads with ribbed detailing and waisted tubular beads. [16, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Bliujiene, A., ‘Curonian bead sets with bronze spacer plates and their Scandinavian parallels’ in Fornvannen, 2001, no.96, pp.235-242, fig.3 for similar bronze beads.
Footnotes
From the small number of identified child burials dating to the Viking-Age, it appears that small bronze bells, toys and mirrors are often artefacts associated with children. There is also some evidence that large numbers of beads were attached to outfits or worn as ornaments by children in certain areas, like those of Baltic Curonian.
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