Beads

78 beads of carnelian, rock crystal, amber and glass set on a string together with a fragmented tooth plate from a one-sided comb. The beads made of carnelian and rock crystal, as well as several of the glass ones, come from south-eastern Europe or the Mediterranean region. Probable grave find from Birka, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.

Image rights: Ola Myrin, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0