Cleveland Museum of Art

String of Glass Beads

Date

1392–1910

Medium

glass

Culture

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

An enormous amount of beaded strings and necklaces were excavated from Silla tomb sites. Glass, largely produced first in ancient Rome and then in Egypt and many central Asian states, reached the Korean peninsula through the Silk Road, the ancient global trade route. The glass beads used for this string must have been considered imported luxury materials. Accessories such as a string of glass beads were among various burial items in the Joseon period (1392–1910).

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