Faience Beads from Grave M52 of the Majiayuan Cemetery, China: Materials and Technology

Faience Beads from Grave M52 of the Majiayuan Cemetery, China: Materials and Technology | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Faience Beads from Grave M52 of the Majiayuan Cemetery, China: Materials and Technology Liu Liu, Yaozheng Zheng, Aoxue Liu, Guoke Chen, Hui Wang, Yan Xie, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9014771/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Revision Version 1 posted 14 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Majiayuan cemetery is located in northwest China, and dates from the late Warring States period (475 BCE to 221 BCE). Grave M52 was located in the west of the cemetery, a total of 297 pieces (sets) of funerary objects were unearthed from the grave. Among the various artifacts unearthed, several types of man-made faience beads were found, including blue and purple faience beads (of two sizes), tubular faience beads, eye beads and white beads, all used as personal adornments. In order to get a better understanding of different faience beads and to analyze their structure and material composition, several scientific methods were employed to enhance our understanding of the materials and craftsmanship, as well as providing valuable insights into the cultural exchanges of the period. Faience eye bead the Warring States Period Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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