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View full screenOne of four large amber beads used as a charm against blindness by the Macdonalds of Glencoe
H.NO 6
Late Bronze Age
18th century
Previous owner: Macdonald of Glencoe
Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe
Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
National Museum of Scotland
Amazing Amber (10 May 2013 - 08 Sep 2013)
National Museum of Scotland
Scottish Charms and Amulets / G.F. Black - PSAS 27 (1892-3), 433-526, p. 476
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