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Glass Beads

Viking Age Glass Beads from Gotland – image: Wikimedia

They consider as the most highly prized ornaments the green glass beads made out of clay, which are formed on the polishing stone. They bargain for these beads, and buy a bead for a dirham a piece, and string them into necklaces for their women.
Ibn Fadlan

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Viking Age glass beads from Staraya Ladoga
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Viking Age Glass Beads from Gotland
image: Wikimedia

A piece of worked glass unearthed during an excavation on Lindisfarne. Photograph: Jeff Veitch