The Bead
Resource Directory
Disk
Bead
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Also Known
As: Sword Bead, Spacer
Time
Periods: all
Cultures: all
Notes of
Interest
Disk beads were found
througout all cultures and times. They are basically, thin
annular beads. During the Anglo Saxon eras, some of these
beads were decorated on the larger flatter end and were used to
decorate items such as swords and scabbards.
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