Handmade glass winding bead. Replica of Celtic bead - Novo Mesto, Kapitelska njiva, Slovenia (5th-4th century AD). The ram has always been a symbol of leadership. The first sign of the zodiac naturally establishes attributes of authority and dominance.
- Length approx. 3 cm
- Price is for one piece
- Made in the Czech Republic
The bead is handmade on a glass furnace using the ancient technique of winding molten glass onto a metal rod - similar to the way beads were made in the Hallstatt Age.Similar beads appear in the earlier Iron Age, but their popularity lasted until the early Middle Ages.
Celtic winding beads from the Iron Age represent an important archaeological source for the study of technology, trade and symbolism in the Latin communities. These are mostly glass beads made by winding molten glass onto a metal mandrel, often decorated with embossing, eyelets or waves in contrasting colours. They are most often dated to the Younger Iron Age (c. 5th-1st century BC). Finds come from both settlements and burial sites, where they appear in female and child graves, less frequently in male contexts. Significant finds are known from central Europe, particularly from Bohemia, Moravia, southern Germany, Austria and northern Italy. Research points to their function as part of necklaces, bracelets or clothing applications, but also to their possible apotropaic and status significance. Chemical analyses of the glass demonstrate the use of soda-lime glass and suggest distant contacts with Mediterranean areas.
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