Birka necklace

Chain strand (without fibulae) with individual pearls in pattern and shape according to finds
Birka / Sweden of the 8th - 10th centuries. This chain is suitable
excellent as a brooch chain or can also be worn as a necklace
become. Here the pearls are threaded onto a ribbon of fabric. That deliver
I of course with. The length from pearl to pearl is 27 cm, the ribbon is of course longer.

The primers are NOT part of the offer. They can be purchased separately.
If you have any questions, please contact me here or through mine
Website vikingbeads.de

All pearls are cleaned and deburred and after production in one
digitally controlled tempering furnace cooled down stress-free.


The glass beads & glass tops offered here are exclusively from me
even with Italian glass from Effetren & Vetrofond from Murano /
Venice, Italy ; German glass from Lauscha, Reichenbach, Neu-Gablonz
and handmade Czech glass from Bohemia. Therefore, at 10
apparently same pearls never find 2 of the same kind. Every single pearl
is therefore a unique piece that is wound by hand on the burner at approx. 1500 C °
and, depending on its size, it may take some time. Handmade
Glass beads are very robust because each piece lasts for several hours
Oven is relaxed at 500 C °, but glass remains glass that with
improper handling sometimes breaks. Handmade glass beads are
Easy care! You are welcome to sleep, shower or even with the pearls
swim in salt water. (The ring tops do not want to go in
Salt water.) Occasional degreasing with a kitchen towel or washing-up liquid
enough. Like any other glass, the pearls and tops can break,
if they fall to the ground or hit something. For storage
they prefer to lie alone or with other glass beads in one
Box on a soft surface. Semi-precious stones or unglazed
Due to the rough surface, clay beads can break if the friction is too strong
scratch the glass bead. Your grandchildren are sure to be like that too
find a lot of joy in the pearls, which is even more than 3000 years old
excavated pearl finds prove. As in any glass, it does come a lot
seldom before, there may still be some tension or something that goes unnoticed
There are hairline cracks and the pearl can split in two. In this case
I will replace this pearl and any piece of jewelry free of charge
re-threaded. However, I cannot guarantee absolute equality
Give pearl. Damage that is clearly identified by
improper treatment or external violence.
Please make a complaint within 4 weeks.