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Margaretologist 13(2) Issue 30 2000 |
The Most Important Beadmaking Site Ever -
Arikamedu, India
Part 3 of 3
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Two carnelian roughouts (right). Center is an undrilled blank, broken in manufacture. Left is a fragment of an "etched" carnelian. |
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A fragment of a flat onyx pendant (full one shown on cover of the Margaretologist). The black has penetrated very deeply into the stone. Arikamedu is the first place recorded to make black onyx. |
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Pieces of Chinese celadon and blue-and-white ware, dating to the 14th century A.D. |
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