Original Message:   Re: Dating Southeast Asian beads

Jamey, Here's a photo which may be interesting. Not a bead but a glass ear ornament from the Sa Huynh site I mentioned before. It came apparently from the 300-200 BCE level. Since this is a localised form that was made somewhat earlier in stone and jade, it seems fairly safe to say the glass ring was made locally. The stone ones (I'm not sure about the glass) were exported to the Philippines also. I couldn't say if the glass is imported or locally-produced. I heard some time ago that laboratory studies were being done to try to determine whether a distinction could be made between glass imported from India and glass manufactured in southern Vietnam, but I haven't come across any publications. Best regards, Will Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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