Thursday, April 20, 2023

Latvian Glass Beads

Historical Notes


- The coils/spirals/wire weaving are much easier to document for this time period and location, however there is some evidence of glass work in the region and time.
- Keep in mind that glass beads in particular were a highly valued trade commodity and have been found across time periods and cultures, particularly annular beads, evil eye beads and round beads.
- In 2015, 200 burial mounds were discovered and looted- robbing the Latvian landscape of significant cultural knowledge and artifacts.
- Anna Zarina was a leading expert in the clothing and decorations of the ancient Latgallians.
- After World War I, the new sovereign states that emerged on the east coast of the Baltic Sea – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland – became known as the Baltic states.


Latvia

Finno Ugrian: Findspot; Latvia, Aizkraukle/Sigulda


Gold in Glass beads- Latvian finds

General

Lithuania
  • Anna Zariņa. Salaspils Laukskolas kapulauks. 10.-13. gadsimts. 350. lp

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