41. Glass In Egypt Lapidary techniques were used cutting and grinding in the cold state of these small objects New Kingdom In 1500 BC the craft emerged as an advanced industry and technologically http://www.aldokkan.com/art/glass.htm

Skip to Navigation Search box footer HOME ... Technology Glass in Egypt Comparison Between Egyptian and Venetian Glass Criteria Egyptian Glass Venetian Glass Images Manufacture Old Kingdom - The world's earliest known glass consisted of small beads, amulets and pendants found in sites dating 2500 BC Melting a combination of soda and silica - the interaction of the heated soda and the hot sand formed a transparent flowing liquid that was cooled without shaping. Lapidary techniques were used cutting and grinding in the cold state of these small objects New Kingdom - In 1500 BC the craft emerged as an advanced industry and technologically arduous. Clear decolorized glassware and vessels were invented Manufacture consisted of the following stages: The raw material consisting of crushed quartz was grinded Melting in furnaces Core-forming technique - A core of mud in the shape of the vessel's interior was made. Then the core was submerged into the molten glass and leveled by rolling it on a flat stone. Pincers were used to shape the feet and rims of the vessels. Decoration - Glazed colored threads were applied to decorate the piece. These threads were pulled with a needle to form feather patterns which were rolled to imprint them into the glazed body while it was still soft

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