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Medieval Beads
 Medieval Beads
Medieval beads are as varies as the cultures which produced them. The fall of the Roman Empire facilitated the migration of Celts, Saxons, Angles, Franks, and Vikings. Each culture viewed adornment differently and Medieval beads reflect those values. As manufacturing capabilities varied, medieval beads were traded extensively and many originated as far away as the lapis mines of Afghanistan. The lure of medieval beads is enhanced by the turbulent history through which they served.
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The Etruscan culture rose in the 7th-6th century BC in what is now Tuscany.
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The Etruscan culture rose in the 7th-6th century BC in what is now Tuscany.
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The Etruscan culture rose in the 7th-6th century BC in what is now Tuscany.
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The Etruscan culture rose in the 7th-6th century BC in what is now Tuscany.
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This is a rare gold overlaid pendant from a Gypsy tiara or necklace. The pendant and bead surround date to the 16th century, about 1550-1600.
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6.3 mm, just about 1/4” height, shaped like a Roman glass bottle with fluted bag shaped body and short cylindrical neck with thickened lip.
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This is a natural rock crystal pendant dating to about 1550-1600.
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C.500 AD to late middle ages and the Crusades. Representing the state of the art as it reinvented itself after the fall of Rome.
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500 AD. English flint cylindrical bead.
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