BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers

Article Title

The Beads of Roman and Post-Medieval Antwerpen, Belgium

Authors

Karlis Karklins
Tony Oost

First Page

21

ISSN

0843-5499

Last Page

28

Abstract

Excavations conducted at several sites in Antwerpen, a principal city and seaport on the Schelde River in northern Belgium, have uncovered a small but significant collection of glass beads. These range from a decorated specimen of the Roman period to tubular square- and star-sectioned beads of the 16th-17th centuries. The Post-Medieval specimens, found in the cesspits of merchants' homes, give us an idea of what Antwerpen was exporting during the early part of this period.

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Publisher Information

The Society of Bead Researchers is a non-profit scientific-educational corporation founded in 1981 to foster historical, archaeological, and material cultural research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods, and to expedite the dissemination of the resultant knowledge. Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, as well as those interested in keeping abreast of current trends in bead research.

Repository Citation

Karklins, Karlis and Oost, Tony (1992). "The Beads of Roman and Post-Medieval Antwerpen, Belgium." BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 4: 21-28. Available at: https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol4/iss1/5