Viking-era beads, Birka Grave 517
- A set of Viking-era beads based on the finds from Birka, Grave 517
- £34.00
Handmade reproductions of Viking-era glass beads based on finds from Birka, these lampworked beads have been created using the traditional method of winding layers of molten glass around a mandrel (metal rod) and then decorating the bead with additional molten glass in contrasting colours in a variety of patterns including thin trails of glass and layered dots.
This set contains a group of 'turban' beads, which are an interesting variation of melon beads.
These beads are a reproduction of a set from Grave 517
The strand measures approximately 15.5 cm
