Glass Beads with Pendant

유리 목걸이 (瑠璃玉頸飾)

57 BCE–668 CE
Overall: 3 x 4.5 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Each bead: 0.9 x 0.9 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.)
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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.

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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 blue glass beads shown in this necklace are highly likely to be soda glass produced in the Silla territory.
Glass Beads with Pendant

Glass Beads with Pendant

57 BCE–668 CE

Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE)

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