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Hi Thomas, I understand entirely—and I don't half disagree with you. That's why I said, "I realize this is a dicey proposition. I will bet the ancient-artifacts-intelligentsia expect the bead-people to change, and vice-versa." I firmly believe that certain words or names have entirely different meanings, or indicate different things, when used in different contexts. There are lots of examples of this. Let's take the name "star bead." In drawn beads, this is a rosetta bead with a starry internal (or even external) pattern/shape. The basis of chevron beads. But there are also beads that have images of stars on them, that would rightly be called "star beads," and there are beads shaped like conventional stars, that are easily called "star beads." Someday, someone may take a piece of a star, and make it into a bead (for all I know). I have maintained (for a very long time) that it is the CONTEXT that ought to help us distinguish between any of these beads. Nevertheless, it was not too many years ago that one of our friends argued with me that the name "star bead" was too confusing, because it might be applied to so many different beads—and that beads all ought to have their own unique names. I think it would be nice if unique names existed for everything, and if people would not apply the name of one bead onto another bead (of a different type or group). There are more examples of this happening, than there are names (which is, in part, why it happens). I used to refer to the insides of chevron beads as their "core layers" too! My concern is that the folks who are intelligent about ancient glass are going to think that "bead collectors" don't know what they are talking about, when they discuss "cores" for products that do not have cores. As in many other instances, I may be working against the stream of many other bead collectors. It was not so long ago that I had a tough time trying to convince ANYONE that not all rosetta beads were "chevron" beads (which is something I continuously worked on for over twenty-five years..., and some people STILL don't get it). Believe me, I'm not expecting anyone to change his/her mind about "cores," just because I say so. I do not expect miracles. I just present my case, my rationale, and my advice. Ultimately, as in most things, the majority will rule—and I'll just be some lone footnote in history.... Jamey All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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