Beads

  • China
  • Warring States period, 5th - 3rd century B.C.
  • Glass
Catalogue Entry

a) Lozenge-shaped bead made of reddish brown opaque glass divided into four ranks by white lines. The central two ranks have translucent blue semi-spherical forms decorated with yellowish white three star patterns, while the upper and lower ranks are decorated with small semi-spherical forms decorated with turquoise and white concentric circular patterns.
B) Translucent blue lozenge-shaped bead with two rows each of alternating blue and white concentric circular pattern semi-spheres and turquoise and white concentric circular pattern semi-spheres.