Ancient Bronze Age Amber Bead Group

Code: 10075

This is a very rare group of eleven ancient amber beads, dating to the early Bronze Age c. 1900 - 1600 BC. Some of the 1000+ amber beads discovered in the Upton Lovell 'Golden' Barrow are almost identical in size and patination. Such beads were worn in Bronze Age Britain, as a sign of wealth and status. This is a nice little group of beads, purchased from a private collection of a retired archaeologist in Devon. Each bead is intact and has a nice patina. It would be possible to restring these beads to a necklace, but due to their great age and fragility, I wouldn't recommend.

OBJECT: Group of Beads

CULTURE: Early Bronze Age

DATE: c. 1900 - 1600 BC

MATERIAL: Amber

SIZE: 11mm x 7mm (largest) 6mm x 4mm (smallest)

WEIGHT: 2.39 grams

PROVENANCE: Ex. C. Manning collection. Shaftesbury, Dorset.