Dragonfly Eye Bead
Warring States Period, 475–221 BCE
A glass bead of rounded form, decorated with applied polychrome “eye” motifs in green and white against a dark ground. The concentric circular designs, commonly referred to as “dragonfly eyes,” are characteristic of glass production during the Warring States Period and reflect both technical innovation and symbolic significance in early Chinese ornament. Beads of this type were valued for their aesthetic qualities as well as their apotropaic associations, believed to provide protection to the wearer.
Material: Glass
Height: 22.3 mm
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Weight: 20 g
Caliber (hole): 10 mm
Dragonfly Eye Bead
Warring States Period, 475–221 BCE
A glass bead of rounded form, decorated with applied polychrome “eye” motifs in green and white against a dark ground. The concentric circular designs, commonly referred to as “dragonfly eyes,” are characteristic of glass production during the Warring States Period and reflect both technical innovation and symbolic significance in early Chinese ornament. Beads of this type were valued for their aesthetic qualities as well as their apotropaic associations, believed to provide protection to the wearer.
Material: Glass
Height: 22.3 mm
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Weight: 20 g
Caliber (hole): 10 mm
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Type: Dragonfly Eye Bead
Period: Warring States (475–221 BCE)
Height: 22.3 mm
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Weight: 20 g
Caliber (hole diameter): 10 mm
These beads are quite distinctive, typically made of glass with applied circular decorations resembling “eyes.” They were valued in ancient China for both ornamental and symbolic purposes, often linked with protection and status.
