Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 The History of Glass

1.2 The Study of Glass Outside China

1.3 The Research Background of Early Glass Studies in China

1.4 Previous Studies on Chinese Glass

1.5 The Goals of This Research

Chapter 2 The Distribution of Early Glass Eye Beads Outside China

2.1 Glass Eye Beads in Egypt

2.2 Glass Eye Beads in Greece

2.3 Glass Eye Beads in West Asia

2.4 Glass Eye Beads in Iran

2.5 Glass Eye Beads on the Eurasian Steppe

2.6 Glass Eye Beads in India

Chapter 3 Early Eye Beads in China

3.1 Glass Eye Beads in China

3.2 Glass Eye Tubes in China

3.3 Discoveries of Faience Eye Tubes and Beads in China

Chapter 4 Other Characteristic Glass Artifacts of China

4.1 Glass Bi（璧）Disc(Table 3:13,Map 4-01)

4.2 Glass Huan（环）(Table 3:14,Map 4-02)

4.3 Glass Furniture for Sword

4.4 Other Glass Products(Table 3:14)

4.5 Conclusion

Chapter 5 Comparison of Early Chinese and Non-Chinese Glass

5.1 Typological Comparison

5.2 Comparison of Chemical Compositions

5.3 Conclusion

Chapter 6 The Development of Productive Techniques and Uses of Glass in China

6.1 The Historical Background of Glass in Early China

6.2 Contacts Between Chinese and Non-Chinese Cultures as Reflected by the Occurrence of Glass

6.3 The Development of Glass in China

6.4 Uses of Glass Products

Chapter 7 Glass-making in China

7.1 Manufacturing Techniques for Glass Eye Beads

7.2 Manufacturing Techniques for Other Glass Artifacts

7.3 The Origin of the Art of Glass-Making in China

Chapter 8 Glass Finds and Chu Culture

8.1 Chu History

8.2 Chu Culture

8.3 Chu Business

8.4 Glass Development and Chu Culture

8.5 The Disappearance of Glass Artifacts

Chapter 9 Conclusion

Tables

Figures

Captions

Maps

Bibliography