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 Late Neolithic amber axe-shaped bead from a tumulus in Lanarkshire, 2450 - 2000 BC

Scandinavian Late Neolithic amber axe-shaped bead from a tumulus in Lanarkshire, 2450 - 2000 BC

Scandinavian Late Neolithic amber axe-shaped bead from a tumulus in Lanarkshire, 2450 - 2000 BC

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

Amber bead of irregular shape, perforated at one side, from a cist at Culduthel Mains, Inverness-shire, 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