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Object NameStrand of 52 Kodama (Small Beads)
Made FromGlass, Clay
Date250-552
Place MadeJapan
TechniqueBeadmaking
SizeOverall (max) H: 0.4 cm, Diam: 0.4 cm; Bore Diam: 0.1 cm
Accession Number62.6.7-II
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Blair
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Interpretive Notes
Some Japanese tombs contained thousands of these beads deposited as gifts for the dead.
Physical DescriptionStrand of 52 Kodama (Small Beads). Translucent grayish-blue glass; beadmaking. Various shapes, some almost tubular, but short, some slightly rounded out; ends flat and rough (unpolished); pitted on surfaces; traces of clay and red pigment from the burial.
Provenance
Source Dorothy Blair - 1962-03-23
Former Collection Iwataro Mizuhara
Former Collection Masaemon Iwatsu

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