One of four large amber beads used as a charm against blindness by the Macdonalds of Glencoe

One of four large amber beads used as a charm against blindness by the Macdonalds of Glencoe

One of four large amber beads used as a charm against blindness by the Macdonalds of Glencoe

One of four large amber beads used as a charm against blindness by the Macdonalds of Glencoe

Bead (Vulst) of amber, Bronze Age, from Denmark

Bead (Vulst) of amber, Bronze Age, from Denmark

Perforated amber bead from a hoard from Adabrock, Lewis, Late Bronze Age, 950 - 750 BC

Perforated amber bead from a hoard from Adabrock, Lewis, Late Bronze Age, 950 - 750 BC

Scandinavian axe-shaped bead of amber, from a tumulus in Lanarkshire, Early Bronze Age, 2450 - 2000 BC

Scandinavian axe-shaped bead of amber, from a tumulus in Lanarkshire, Early Bronze Age, 2450 - 2000 BC

Scandinavian axe-shaped bead of amber, from a tumulus in Lanarkshire, Early Bronze Age, 2450 - 2000 BC

Fragment of a triangular bead of amber, part of a necklace, from a burial at the Knowes of Trotty, Huntiscarth, Orkney, Middle Bronze Age, 1800 - 1500 BC

Amber bead of irregular shape, perforated at one side, from a cist at Culduthel Mains, Highland, Early Bronze Age 2300-2000 BC

Hunterston Brooch, an early Christian brooch with panels of gold filigree in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon styles, from Ireland or the West of Scotland, c. 700 AD

Brooch-pin of silver, ornamented with interlaced and zoomorphic patterns and set with amber, found near Dunipace, Stirlingshire, 700 - 800 AD

Penannular silver brooch with expanded ends and amber settings, surrounded by double rope-like mouldings, from Croy, Inverness-shire, 800 - 900 AD