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Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Bead

Bead

700s
(676-935)
glass
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1055
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Glass, largely produced in ancient Rome since the late first century CE, reached the Korean peninsula via the Silk Road, the ancient global trade route. This glass bead is very likely to be a local product inspired by the imported Roman glass products.

Description

An enormous amount of beaded strings and necklaces were excavated from Silla tomb sites. Glass, largely produced in ancient Rome since the late first century CE, also reached the Korean peninsula via the Silk Road, the ancient global trade route. Yet this glass bead is highly likely to be soda glass produced in the Silla territory.
  • 1894-1917
    Yamanaka Sadajirō [1866–1936]
    July 6, 1917-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1917
    (Yamanaka and Company, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
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  • The Other Side of the Story - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 27, 2020-April 25, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Bead|url=false|author=|year=700s|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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