THAILAND

Ancient beads' lasting magic

Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/08/2016

» It was made in the prehistoric period, an ancient bead 15cm long, tubular and consisting of black-and-white agate and orange carnelian rock. It was broken in two and buried, separately, with two bodies, perhaps relatives, in what is today the Tha Luang district of Lop Buri.