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St Patrick's Isle Pagan Lady Burial Glass Bead

Date made: Viking: 800-1265

Description: Long medium cylindrical/square cut, dark translucent blue. The shape tapers so it is narrower at one end. Broken in two and with parts chipped and missing . Also included is the mass of organic matter - leather/wood - in which the bead was sitting in situ. This matter also contains bronze or copper fragments.

Materials: glass

Date found: 1984-09-09

Object name: bead

Collection: Archaeology Collection

ID number: 1984-0016/107

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