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Description: | On one side the catno. is noted in white along with the words "LOUGH A TRIM".
On other side the same is noted in black along with the word "CRANNOG". Lough A Trim, ? Co. Meath Ireland MANU Unknown One of a group of 15 beads with the accession number B.1914.523 listed as "15 beads of various materials and colours, Ireland" . This bead, judging by the inscription "Crannog", points to it being found in one. Crannogs were built around 5000 - 2000 years ago and were mostly built on water to protect the inhabitants. Only the wealthy could afford this kind of house and it was mostly someone of importance who lived in one. Amber was very rare back then and it can be speculated that it was someone rich who owned this bead, possibly as part of a necklace. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | JEWELLERY : EM : JEWELRY : DECORATION : NECKLACE : RJONES01 : EUROPE : BODY ADORNMENT : BEAD_LIST : DAY_COLLECTION ? : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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