Exotic treasures or local innovation: Gold and silver beads of han dynasty excavated from Nanyang City, Henan Province, central China

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2023.105903

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	Exotic treasures or local innovation: Gold and silver beads of han dynasty excavated from Nanyang City, Henan Province, central China
	Chen, Dian 1,2; Zeng, Qingshuo 3; Li, Chao 4; Qiao, Baotong 3; Luo, Wugan 1,2
	2024
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ISSN	0305-4403
卷号	161 页码:13
通讯作者	Luo, Wugan(xiahua@ucas.ac.cn)
摘要	The emergence and utilization of gold beads in China were influenced by foreign civilizations and cultures, while the exploration of composite beads in China has been relatively limited compared to single-material beads. Metal foil glass beads represent a distinct type of composite beadwork popular in ancient times. This paper presents findings from a study conducted on a group of beads that were unearthed in Nanyang City, Henan Province. Theoretical calculations and CT imaging suggested that a particular class of gold beads, previously misidentified as single-material beads, actually consisted of gold foil wrapped around an inner layer of glass beads. Elemental analysis techniques such as pXRF, SEM and mu-EDXRF were used to reveal that the purity of the gold foil of the two differently shaped beads is around 95% and 98.5%, while the silver foil of the silver beads is also around 85% due to corrosion. Microscopic observation confirmed that the gold leaf was applied through foil-fusion gilding. Lead isotope analysis indicated that the gold beads originated from different sources, whereas the silver beads likely originated from the Central Plains region. Furthermore, the evidence of beadwork from Southeast Asia and South China supports the view that the gold beads may have been originally exotic but gradually adaptated through indigenous learning, allowing the creation of high-quality imitations. This study emphasizes the importance of scientific analyses for the proper determination of bead types and craftsmanship, and contributes to a better understanding of the ancient bead circulation network.
关键词	Bead Computed Tomography Lead isotope Chemical component Han dynasty
DOI	10.1016/j.jas.2023.105903
关键词[WOS]	ELEMENT
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Social Science Foundation of China[20VJXG018] ; Beijing Social Science Found Project[21DTR046] ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
项目资助者	National Social Science Foundation of China ; Beijing Social Science Found Project ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geology
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001127741100001
出版者	ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/23287
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Luo, Wugan
作者单位	1.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Archaeol & Anthropol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origin, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Inst Cultural Rel Res Nanyang City, Nanyang City 473000, Henan, Peoples R China 4.Natl Res Ctr Geoanal, Beijing 100037, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chen, Dian,Zeng, Qingshuo,Li, Chao,et al. Exotic treasures or local innovation: Gold and silver beads of han dynasty excavated from Nanyang City, Henan Province, central China[J]. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE,2024,161:13.
APA	Chen, Dian,Zeng, Qingshuo,Li, Chao,Qiao, Baotong,&Luo, Wugan.(2024).Exotic treasures or local innovation: Gold and silver beads of han dynasty excavated from Nanyang City, Henan Province, central China.JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE,161,13.
MLA	Chen, Dian,et al."Exotic treasures or local innovation: Gold and silver beads of han dynasty excavated from Nanyang City, Henan Province, central China".JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE 161(2024):13.