Flattened spheroidal opalescent glass bead from the Holy Well, Inschadney, Kenmore, Perthshire

Bead of glass from Culbin Sands, Moray

Bead of glass from Culbin Sands, Moray

Bead of brown glass from Culbin Sands, Moray

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

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

Biconical gold 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

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

Half of a perforated glass bead, broken across the perforation, 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

Bead of glass and amber from Croy, Inverness-shire, 800 - 900 AD