Fifty-Three Beads
Asian Art
The discovery in 1966 of ancient artifacts at the site of Ban Chiang in northern Thailand revealed that specialized technologies existed in Southeast Asia far earlier than previously thought. The Ban Chiang culture was making bronze as early as 3000 B.C.E. and glass around 1000 B.C.E. As with many cultures, the first Ban Chiang glass was blue, colored with copper, cobalt, or tin oxide.
CULTURE
Ban Chieng
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca. 4000 b.c.
PERIOD
Ban Chieng
DIMENSIONS
Minimum: 3/8 x 1/2 in. (1 x 1.3 cm)
Maximum: 5/8 x 7/8 in. (1.6 x 2.2 cm)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
81.206.5
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Halpert
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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