The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
String of Glass Beads
400s CE
(57 BCE–668 CE)
Location: 236 Korean
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Glass, largely produced in ancient Rome since the late 1st century, also reached the Korean peninsula through the Silk Road, the ancient global trade route. The Silla people started to produce native soda glass as early as the 2nd century.Description
An enormous amount of beaded strings and necklaces were excavated from Silla tomb sites. Glass, largely produced in ancient Rome since the late 1st century, also reached the Korean peninsula through the Silk Road, the ancient global trade route. Yet the cobalt blue glass beads shown in this string are highly likely to be soda glass produced in the Silla territory.- ?-1917(Yamanaka and Company, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1917-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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