Beads
Place of OriginZhejiang province, China
Date475-221 BCE
PeriodWarring States period (475–221 BCE)
MaterialsGlass paste on earthenware
DimensionsH. 1/2 in x Diam. 1/2 in, H. 1.3 in x Diam. 1.3 cm each bead
Credit LineTransfer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Object numberB81P76
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
On viewLocationGallery 15
More InformationWestern glass beads were carried immense distances as trade objects and were among the earliest exotic materials traded along what was to become known as the Silk Road. The material fascinated the Chinese and they sought to imitate it, using both indigenous liuli glass and glass paste on an earthenware body.
approx. 1850-1900
approx. 1850-1900
200 BCE-200 CE
approx. 1300-1500
approx. 1800-1900
approx. 500-600
approx. 500-600
1900-1987
perhaps 1920-1945
approx. 500-256 BCE
