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Figure / saint / signaculum Figure / saint / signaculum

Jet figure of St James the Apostle dressed as a pilgrim, probably a signaculum, a pilgrim's sign obtained at the saint's shrine at Compostela in Spain: Spanish, Asturias, probably 1450 - 1500

Pendant Pendant

Pendant of jet, cross-shaped with six dot-and-circles inscribed on one face, from Lauder, Berwickshire, 900 - 1100 AD

Chain Chain

Chain, with a pendant drop in the form of an articulated anchor, of jet, the chain links alternately oval and oblong, worn by Mrs Craig of Edinburgh

Hair comb Hair comb

Hair comb in the form of a coronet, on three strawberry leaves between four balls of jet on a gilt metal frame, worn by Mrs Craig of Edinburgh

Bracelet Bracelet

One of a pair of jet bracelets consisting of a centre piece in the form of a double open knot and seven graded connecting sections, worn by Mrs Craig of Edinburgh

Bracelet Bracelet

One of a pair of jet bracelets consisting of a centre piece in the form of a double open knot and eight graded connecting sections, worn by Mrs Craig of Edinburgh

Necklace Necklace

Jet necklace consisting of 25 pointed oval faceted elements graded in size from the largest in the centre to the smallest at the outside, worn by Mrs Craig of Edinburgh

Ring / portion Ring / portion

Nearly half of a ring of jet, from a stone circle near Balgarthno Farm, Invergowrie, Angus

Necklace Necklace

Necklace of jet, with ninety-nine fusiform beads, four spacer plates, two end plates and a toggle, from a Bronze Age cist burial at Mount Stuart, Bute, Argyll and Bute, Early Bronze Age, 2050 - 1700 BC

Bracelet Bracelet

Spacer plate bracelet of jet, from a cist at Pitreuchie, Angus, Early Bronze Age, 2050 - 1700 BC

Necklace Necklace

Necklace of jet and cannel coal, with thirty seven disc beads, fifteen long barrel beads, and a rectangular toggle decoration, from a cist at Almondbank, near Perth, Perth and Kinross, Early Bronze Age, 2023 - 1704 BC

Jet Jet

Circular piece of jet or lignite from Talnotrie

Necklace Necklace

Crescentic jet necklace consisting of 6 engraved spacer plates, a triangular toggle and 95 fusiform beads, from a Bronze Age burial at Killy Kiaran, Kilmartin, Argyll, 2050 - 1800 BC

Pendant Pendant

Pendant of jet, cruciform and ornamented with incised circles, from Lochspouts Crannog, Ayrshire, 900 - 1100 AD

Bangle Bangle

Jet bangle from Lamaness, Sanday, 800 - 950 AD

Necklace Necklace

Necklace of polished jet consisting of thirty five faceted and carved oblong beads on knotted string: English, mid 19th century

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