Accueil __ This is a website dedicated to the study of ancient glass and the understanding of archaeological finds of glass. Several language options - illustrated - http://194.250.166.236/siteverre/Default.htm

Ancient Glass __ A gem of a little gallery of ancient glass. - illustrated - From Shumei.org - http://www.shumei.org/art/miho/glass.html

Ancient Glass __ "Glassmaking originated in the Syro-Palestine area around the third millennium BC and was developed in Egypt in 1500 BC. The Phoenicians became the greatest glassmakers and exporters of the ancient world. This was because of the rich deposits of silica-based sand, which contained a substantial amount of lime, found along the coast of Lebanon." - A detailed paper about the manufacture and chemistry of ancient glass. - By Lois Fruen/Breck School.org - http://tinyurl.com/p5vy

Cornell News: Ancient Glass in Archaeological Dig __ The first-known examples of glass from an ancient era, known as the Iron I archaeological period, were found near the area of the Tel Dor, Israel - From Cornell University - http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Sept98/TelDorDiscovery.bpf.html
 
Corning Museum of Glass | Resource on Glass __ You will find resources about ancient glass as well as other information about glass and glass making. - From Corning Museum of Glass - http://www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=426&mnu=5&mid=mi85/  - For even more extensive resources about glass history, go to the main Corning Museum page at - http://www.cmog.org/

Examples of Ancient Glass __ Here is a gallery of ancient glass types including cast vessels, blown vessels with applied decoration, undercoated blown glass vessels, blown vessels with indents, mold blown vessels and much more. - illustrated - From Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism - http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/arkeoloji_en.asp?belgeno=2417

Glass Figures from Burma __ Though this is a commercial website, the gallery of ancient Burmese glass is well worth viewing. - illustrated - From Mighty Bead - http://mighty-bead.com/glass.html

Glass Finds from Sepphoris __ "The corpus of cataloged glass at Sepphoris through 1991 belongs to the time period from mid-Hellenistic, (mid 2nd. C. BCE-) through what we call Arab II, ( 13th.C. C.E.). The highest concentration falls within the 4th. C." You will learn about the finds and the archaeological research. - By Joan Keller - http://www.colby.edu/rel/archaeology/Glass.html

Glass Making in Antiquity __ "Thousands of examples of ancient glass have survived, and we can examine them to compare ancient techniques with modern practices. There are also a few ancient glass-blowing sites, and, while they are not well preserved, they are of some interest. Since there are no written records of the actual process of glass blowing..." What do you want to know about the ancient art of glass making? You may well find the answer here. - illustrated - by Susan Hampton/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - http://tinyurl.com/pagn

 
Glass Report __ You will find an article about glass found during archaeological research at Cana including typology for the glass at the site, the manner in which glass is distributed over the site and more. - By Alysia Fischer - http://www.nexfind.com/cana/glass.html

The History of Ancient Glass __ "The discovery of how to make glass was probably made in the Bronze Age towards the end of the third millennium B.C.. Archaeological evidence suggests that the discovery took place in Mesopotamia and, in all probability, occurred as the result of the use there of vitreous glazes and faience-for beads, tiles, pottery and other articles." you can read the full history. - From Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism - http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/arkeoloji_en.asp?belgeno=2414

Life of Ancient Egypt - Glass-Making __ "In Egypt, the first glass we know of, as a component of faience ware, dates from as far back as the eneolithic Badarian culture at the turn of the 5th and 4th millennia BC." Learn the history and glass making techniques of the ancient Egyptians. - illustrated - From Egyptian Government - http://www.sis.gov.eg/pharo/html/glass.htm

McClung Museum - ROMAN GLASS: Reflections on Cultural Change __ This site is about a traveling exhibition of Roman glass organized by the University of Pennsylvania. "Between the mid-first century BC and the early seventh century AD, Roman glassmaking was influenced not only by the changing values and tastes of the Roman world, but also by historical events. Many new techniques of glassmaking were introduced along the way. Each glass vessel, in its shape and decoration, is therefore a record of the times in which it was made." - illustrated - From McClung Museum - http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/romglass/romglass.htm

The Pennsylvania Gazette: Roman Glass __ A good article about Roman glass and what it tells us about the ancient Romans. It tells us as much as their architecture, desire for conquest or to murder their emperors. - From The Pennsylvania Gazette - http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0498/roman.html

Roman Glass __ "From about A.D 200 the diferent styles of glass came together and all partsof the Roman Empire began to make glass of the same kind. Glass was used more generally than it was ever again until the 19th century." A brief overview of roman glass. - illustrated - From Coolmine - http://homepages.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/glass.html

Wondrous Glass __ Learn about the extensive ancient glass collection of the Kelsey Museum. "Reflecting the traditional strengths of our collections more generally, the ancient glass in the Museum is essentially and specifically Roman glass. That is to say, it is glass produced within the Greater Mediterranean sphere from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D." - illustrated - From the Kelsey Museum - http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/WondrousGlass/GlassIntro.html