History of the ancient Egyptian glass

This article is short on the history of the Egyptian glass. They were one of the first recorded in the history to glass for utilitarian and aesthetic purposes.

Luckily for us, many Egyptian glass factories are kept well, because of their culture of the worldly goods of the dead and the dry climate, which decay buried.

Egyptians were very ahead of the game relating to glass manufacturing; they knew how to enamel techniques used for 3000 BC. In the early periods, they made glass pieces of stone or ceramic objects modeled. They also made glass beads, which are very, almost as much as gold were valued and precious stones. Egyptians were also active in the trade of glass objects so they spread their techniques and style could.

Glass vessels in the round, hollow form that we know only appear after 1500 BC, and it is thought that the conquest of the countries in the Middle East the sudden appearance of glass vessels in Egypt.

A common method of glassmaking was used by the Egyptians "Cire perdue". The piece was modeled in wax, and then covered with clay. Would then be melted the wax and cast away, so that the gap would with molten glass re-filled.

Another, the most common method was Rui glass on a core. A kern (made of clay, straw or mud) in the shape of the desired piece formed on a metal rod. Then, the core was immersed in melted glass. When the walls of the core with added glass was thick, the object was marvered and calcined. Finally, the core is removed, leaving a rough Interior.

Sky blue and dark blue were some popular colors for glass in Egypt, along with gray, yellow, white and orange. In later periods, red, green and violet also appeared and more variation for the taste of the rich added.

Unfortunately, Egyptian glassmaking depended strongly political circumstances because it often in another country; So, between 900BC 1200BC, and when the country was in decline, there is little development in glass production.

Later under Alexander the great and the city of Alexandria, where many Egyptian craftsmen worked, the glass industry flourished again. Alexandria became a centre of glassmaking, and Greek culture is also reflected in the style.

In 27 BC Egypt was eventually conquered by the Romans, but his glassmaking style stayed for a time thereafter. By means of Roman conquests and trade was Egyptian (Alexandrian) glassware exported throughout the Empire.

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