Glass round beads and bugles are made of 100% glass materials in a high temperaturefurnace reaching 1400 degree C. Glass beads already existed in Egypt, China and Japan as early as 2,000 to 3,000 BC.
The transparency and beautiful colors of glass can not be replaced by another kind of materials, therefore, in ancient Japan, glass beads were treated as jade to produce sculpturesof Buddha. They were also used as lucky charms or made into glass jewelry such as neck-lace in other countries.
Nowadays, people use it for making lamp cover, candle holder, photo frame, bead purse and decorations of high fashion apparel and hair accessories...etc. Glass beads are a very useful object with artistic beauty.
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