Practicing Success
How was the red colour of carnelian beads achieved? |
By painting the beads with red dye By polishing the beads with a red stone By firing the yellowish raw material and beads at various stages By soaking the beads in a red pigment |
By firing the yellowish raw material and beads at various stages |
In Chanhudaro different techniques were employed to make beads based on the material used. Steatite, a soft stone, was easily worked, and some beads were moulded from a steatite powder paste, allowing for various shapes. In contrast, harder stones were used for geometrical forms. The methods used to create microbeads from steatite remain a puzzle for archaeologists studying ancient technology. |