Necklace
These beads were found in 1889 when a plough horse called 'Darling' put its foot through the top of a stone lined chamber. The beads were probably made locally but of special materials, so the necklace may have been worn as an amulet or had magical powers. The dark beads are lignite, a stone that can be highly polished. The white and blue beads are made of faience, a type of ceramic made from crushed quartz, copper and tin.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 41/1917
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- shalepotteryamberfaience
- Common Name
- necklace
- Simple Name
- necklace
- Period Classification
- Bronze Age (2600-700 BC)
