St Patrick's Isle Pagan Lady Burial Glass Bead
Date made: Viking: 800-1265
Description: Cylindrical, rectangular, prismatic. Translucent turqoise blue colour, partly devitrified, damaged at one end.
Scientific analysis of chemical composition by Julian Henderson showed a content of mostly silica dioxide for the matrix.
Part of conjectured necklace reconstruction (left side).
Measurements: 6mm; hole 2mm x 17.5mm
Materials: glass
Date found: 1984-09-07
Object name: bead
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1984-0016/72