Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 The History of Glass 3
1.2 The Study of Glass Outside China 8
1.3 The Research Background of Early Glass Studies in China 8
1.4 Previous Studies on Chinese Glass 9
1.5 The Goals of This Research 13
Chapter 2 The Distribution of Early Glass Eye Beads Outside China 15
2.1 Glass Eye Beads in Egypt 17
2.2 Glass Eye Beads in Greece 20
2.3 Glass Eye Beads in West Asia 21
2.4 Glass Eye Beads in Iran 23
2.5 Glass Eye Beads on the Eurasian Steppe 24
2.6 Glass Eye Beads in India 26
Chapter 3 Early Eye Beads in China 29
3.1 Glass Eye Beads in China 31
3.2 Glass Eye Tubes in China 45
3.3 Discoveries of Faience Eye Tubes and Beads in China 46
Chapter 4 Other Characteristic Glass Artifacts of China 57
4.1 Glass Bi（璧）Disc(Table 3:13,Map 4-01) 59
4.2 Glass Huan（环）(Table 3:14,Map 4-02) 63
4.3 Glass Furniture for Sword 63
4.4 Other Glass Products(Table 3:14) 65
4.5 Conclusion 66
Chapter 5 Comparison of Early Chinese and Non-Chinese Glass 69
5.1 Typological Comparison 71
5.2 Comparison of Chemical Compositions 106
5.3 Conclusion 109
Chapter 6 The Development of Productive Techniques and Uses of Glass in China 111
6.1 The Historical Background of Glass in Early China 113
6.2 Contacts Between Chinese and Non-Chinese Cultures as Reflected by the Occurrence of Glass 114
6.3 The Development of Glass in China 133
6.4 Uses of Glass Products 141
Chapter 7 Glass-making in China 151
7.1 Manufacturing Techniques for Glass Eye Beads 153
7.2 Manufacturing Techniques for Other Glass Artifacts 156
7.3 The Origin of the Art of Glass-Making in China 157
Chapter 8 Glass Finds and Chu Culture 175
8.1 Chu History 177
8.2 Chu Culture 178
8.3 Chu Business 179
8.4 Glass Development and Chu Culture 181
8.5 The Disappearance of Glass Artifacts 183
Chapter 9 Conclusion 189
Tables 197
Figures 253
Captions 304
Maps 329
Bibliography 346