All but one of the glass beads were found in Java and date from the Early Classical Period, 750 - 1000 AD. They are considered to be Indo-Pacific beads. The colors of the monochrome beads are several shades of blue, milky white, and rare translucent purplish-red.
The original Indo-Pacific bead-making techniques from Arikamedu, India, 1st Century BC, eventually were transferred to Funan, the first state in South East Asia, and then in 8th through 12th Century to the Srivijaya kingdom in South Sumatra. According to Peter Francis, by the time the Sailendra dynasty fell and the capital was moved to Jambi, Indo-Pacific beadmaking had disappeared in Southeast Asia.
The larger faceted red bead was collected in Sumba, Indonesia and dates from the 18th to early 20th century
