Beads represent the oldest form of art. They were the first durable ornaments, coveted by mankind not only for their beauty, but also for their supposed magical and talismanic properties. Made of materials such as shell, bone, seed, wood, metal and glass beads, have been used as units of currency in many parts of the world. This work examines beads in Western and Central Asia from the Eastern Mediterranean to Mesopotamia, Iran and Afghanistan, many items dating from late-Roman to mid-Islamic times.
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James D. Allen is a researcher and lecturer who is co-founder of the Society of Bead Researchers. Sumarah Adhyatman is a well-known ceramicist and a Trustee of the Jakarta National Museum. Christopher Leggett specializes in recording the arts of Asia. Anne Richter researches on Asian decorative arts and lectures at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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