Ancient glass bead unearthed in Japan

Ancient glass bead unearthed in Japan

file photo taken in June 2012 shows a glass bead excavated from the fifth-century Utsukushi No. 1 burial mound in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. The bead was found to have the same composition as those discovered in the territory of the Roman Empire.

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