Melon-shaped Glass Bottle in Eastern Zhou Dynasty
Mar 25, 2021
In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the shape of glass objects increased. In addition to decorations such as pipes and beads, bi-shaped objects and sword pipes, swords, and swords were also found; glass seals were also unearthed in Sichuan and Hunan.
The glassware at this time has a relatively pure texture, and the colors are white, light green, creamy yellow and blue; some glass beads are also colored to form dragonfly eyes. For example, 73 dragonfly eyes were unearthed from the tomb of Zenghouyi in Suixian County, Hubei Province. Type glass beads, each about one centimeter in diameter, have white and brown glass patterns on the blue glass sphere.
The academic circles have analyzed the composition of glass beads and glass walls in the middle and late Warring States period, and found that these glassware are mostly composed of lead oxide and barium oxide, which are different from the ancient glass in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. Therefore, the academic circles believe that they may be Made in China.
