bead
Object Name59 Drawn Beads
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 200 BCE-400 CE
Place MadeSouthern India, Arikamedu
TechniqueBeadmaking
SizeOverall L (closed): 29.2 cm; Longest bead H: 3 cm, W: 0.4 cm
Accession Number75.1.16
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
On ViewAncient Gallery
Interpretive NotesThese beads were made by shaping hot glass into a hollow tube, drawing the tube out into a thin rod, and cutting the rod into sections. Located on the eastern coast of southern India, Arikamedu was an important glass bead making site. Beads from Arikamedu have been found from Southeast Asia to southern Africa.
Provenance
Source
H. Alastair Lamb
- 1975-03-31
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