[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Bead # Bead Almost circular worked piece of lapis lazuli. The edge is slightly rounded on one side, which is encrusted with soil and undecorated. The other side is flat and has a dot in the centre, with an incised circle towards the outer edge. These marks appear to have been made with a compass. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 100–199 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-4109-i](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-4109-i) · Pramāṇa