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- Title
Colors of the Viking Age: A Cluster Analysis of Glass Beads from Hedeby.
- Authors
Delvaux, Matthew C.
- Abstract
This article examines a sample of 1,584 glass beads from the Viking-Age settlement, harbor, and cemetery of Hedeby, Germany. By designating Munsell colors for each bead and performing cluster analysis on the mapped colors, it is possible to discern how the Viking-Age inhabitants of Hedeby perceived and used color. This analysis suggests that glass beads were used differently in different contexts, with color playing an apparently determinative role in bead selection. The colors derived from this analysis correspond to results obtained in other studies of Viking- Age material and linguistic evidence, affirming the validity of this approach and buttressing the importance of archaeological glass.
- Subjects
GERMANY; GLASS beads; COLOR in art; NATURAL dyes &; dyeing; VIKING art; HAITHABU (Extinct city); HISTORY; ANTIQUITIES
- Publication
Journal of Glass Studies, 2018, Vol 60, p41
- ISSN
0075-4250
- Publication type
Article