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Roman Glass
Roman glassware includes some of the finest pieces of art ever produced in antiquity and the very best were valued higher than wares made with precious metals. However, plain glass vessels such as cups, bowls, plates, and bottles were also...
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The Stained Glass Windows of Chartres Cathedral
The 167 stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, built 1190-1220 CE, are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the Middle Ages. Several windows date to the mid-12th century CE while over 150 survive from the early 13th century...
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Glass Vessel Made by Core-forming Technique
Core-forming is one of the earliest glass-making techniques. The body of the vessel was shaped around a core. Colored trails of glass were wound around it, and the rim and handles added. the vessel was then cooled and the core removed. Mediterranean...
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Glass Funerary Urn, Tarentum
A glass funerary urn, Tarentum, southern Italy. 1st-2nd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)
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Luxury Glass Bowl
Ancient cast glass features a wide range of decoration, produced by fusing together different layers of colored glass. Mosaic patterns were created by cutting colored glass canes in cross-section, and marble glass was mould-blown into shape...
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Luxury Glass Bottle
Ancient cast glass features a wide range of decoration, produced by fusing together different layers of colored glass. Mosaic patterns were created by cutting colored glass canes in cross-section, and marble glass was mould-blown into shape...
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Glass Perfume Container
This perfume bottle was found in Mesopotamia and dates back to the early Islamic period, 7th-9th centuries CE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
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Roman Glass Bottle
A detail of the neck and handle of a Roman glass bottle (1st - 3rd century CE). The handle shows the common technique of adding handles separately and the folding over of the glass at the ends due to the glassmaker's lack of cutting shears...
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Roman Glass Cup
A Roman glass drinking cup, 1st - 3rd century CE. The shape and carved horizontal handles are typical of glass drinking cups of this period and their use was widespread throughout the Empire, even by those of more modest means. (Naxos Archaeological...
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Roman Glass Vase
A Roman glass vase dating from the 1st to 3rd century CE. Glass vessels were often decorated so as to imitate more expensive metalware. (Naxos Archaeological Museum, Greece).