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The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review

Henderson, Julian; An, J.; Ma, H.

Authors

J. An

H. Ma



Abstract

This paper provides a new review of archaeometric research carried out on glass found in China, set in an archaeological context, from its earliest occurrence, to the Song dynasty. It is set within a broad geographical context taking the terrestrial and maritime Silk Road contacts into account. We discuss chemical and isotopic compositional contrasts in glasses from different periods found in different parts of China, the glasses that were almost certainly made in China and those that were imported. A theme that runs through the paper is the problem of provenancing glass found in China. We discuss the glass artefacts that are of typical Chines types and contrast these with imports. The structure reflects the contrast between imported and Chinese made with glasses. We discuss potential new scientific and archaeological approaches to Chinese glass.

Citation

Henderson, J., An, J., & Ma, H. (2018). The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review. Archaeometry, 60(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12368

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 15, 2017
Online Publication Date Jan 29, 2018
Publication Date Feb 28, 2018
Deposit Date Mar 12, 2018
Journal Archaeometry
Print ISSN 0003-813X
Electronic ISSN 1475-4754
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 60
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12368
Keywords glass, silk road, lead-barium, potassium glass, plant-ash glass, Roman, Sasanian
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/917241
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/arcm.12368/abstract;jsessionid=38D93152BCC4180A368614D348DF1354.f03t01
Contract Date Mar 10, 2018