Old glazed beads, West Asian human face glazed beads, Warring States glazed beads, dragonfly eyes, Phoenicians

Introducing a West Asian human-faced glass bead. It is an ancient jewelry craft popular in West Asia, especially in ancient Persia and Egypt. West Asian glass beads have a long and rich background in history. They are often seen with faces or gods. Images that reflected important elements of art, religion and culture at the time. This West Asian human-faced glass bead was made 3,500 years ago. This period was the period when the ancient Egypt and the ancient Persian empires flourished. It is now difficult to determine when, where and by whom the beads were made. Only by going through the bead kiln ruins and then analyzing and confirming the special production methods, techniques and chemical composition of the beads can we determine their origin. Although they are small beads, they are full of temptation and mystery. The West Asian glass beads are characterized by seven-star concentric circles and multiple circles. The ones unearthed around the Black Sea are human head-shaped wall-shaped objects, human face-shaped glass beads and Egyptian two-eyed continuous glass beads, elephant inlaid glass beads. Among the many shapes of glass beads, the Phoenician human-face-shaped glass beads are the most interesting. They are mainly male, and female faces have never been found. The main purpose is for talismans. Because the Phoenicians were a seafaring people, they were very active in maritime trade in the Mediterranean area from around 1200 BC to 500 BC. They were an ancient people in history. These talismans were praying to the gods to protect their navigation safety. We can learn more about ancient transportation from the distribution range of beads. During the Roman era, glass beads made in various places along the Mediterranean coast spread as far north as Scandinavia in Northern Europe, as far west as Britain, and in the east as far as southern Russia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Korea and Japan, and throughout Europe. and the Asian continent, which shows how active traders were. There are also merchants who use glass beads as currency, and the profitability of their commodity transactions can also be imagined. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period marked the beginning of the history of Chinese glass beads. They are the most beautiful and uniquely designed glass beads unearthed in ancient times. The shapes and patterns of Chinese glass beads may have been introduced to China from West Asia. The glass beads not only symbolize cultural exchanges between the East and the West, but also have a larger scale of development in the exchange of pattern technology and interpersonal relationships. This West Asian human-faced glass bead has an oxide layer on the surface, commonly known as patina. The patina forms a kind of precious light on the surface. This kind of light is difficult to imitate. Overall, the patina is natural and uniform, and the texture is very good. It is warm and moist, and its color is endlessly changeable. Under the microscope at 100 times, it has been tempered for thousands of years, showing clam luster and colorful skin. It is clearly visible that the surface state shows signs of weathering, soil erosion, soil bite and wear. These are all The evidence of natural formation in the long river of time, the traces of long history are obvious, very open! This kind of visual experience is not available in current fakes. In short, West Asian glass beads are not only precious jewelry crafts, but also symbols of history and culture. https://youtu.be/01tPZhx2-eg?si=nyoFuRj-Zp3RFKUU